"Involved" with Xuyen Viet Oil: Secretary and Deputy Minister in legal trouble
Xuyen Viet Oil Company was first granted a license to import and export petroleum on August 22, 2016. The company was re-granted a license to import and export petroleum on November 19, 2021.
At the end of the inspection process in 2022, Xuyen Viet Oil Company was administratively sanctioned by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and had its petroleum export and import business license revoked for 1.5 months for violating regulations on not maintaining and meeting the required number of petroleum retail agents as prescribed above.
In 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will conduct an inspection of compliance with legal regulations in petroleum trading for Xuyen Viet Oil Company. At the time of the inspection, the Ministry of Industry and Trade recorded that Xuyen Viet Oil Company had 10 petroleum retail stores. However, at the time of the inspection, 3 stores had expired Certificates of eligibility for petroleum retail and 20 petroleum retail agency contracts signed with petroleum retail agents that were still in effect.
Previously, the Ministry of Public Security's Security Investigation Agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Ms. Mai Thi Hong Hanh - Director of Xuyen Viet Oil Trading, Transport and Tourism Company Limited and Nguyen Thi Nhu Phuong - Deputy Director of this company. Both were arrested for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing loss and waste.
Next, the Ministry of Public Security's Security Investigation Agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Le Duc Tho - former Secretary of Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee for the crime of "Abusing position and power to influence others for personal gain" under Article 358 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, Mr. Le Duy Minh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance (former Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department) was arrested for accepting bribes. Mr. Do Thang Hai (60 years old), Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, was also arrested for similar charges.
The investigation agency also prosecuted and temporarily detained Hoang Anh Tuan - Deputy Director of the Domestic Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade and Dang Cong Khoi - Deputy Director of Price Management Department, Ministry of Finance on charges of "Lack of responsibility causing serious consequences".
Van Thinh Phat and SCB Bank Case: A Series of Officials Received Millions of USD
Regarding the case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, SCB Bank and related units and organizations, the Supreme People's Procuracy has just issued an indictment to prosecute Ms. Truong My Lan and 85 other defendants.
86 people were prosecuted for the crimes of “Embezzlement of property”; “Violation of regulations on banking activities and other activities related to banking activities”; “Giving bribes”; “Receiving bribes”; “Abusing positions and powers while performing official duties”; “Lack of responsibility causing serious consequences” and “Abuse of trust to appropriate property”.
The investigation concluded that in order to conceal the extremely poor financial situation and violations of SCB Bank, so that SCB would not be placed under special control and continue to be restructured, Ms. Truong My Lan bribed and influenced people with positions and powers in state agencies. The illegal benefits that officials gained from covering up the violations amounted to millions of USD.
Among them, the person who received the most money from SCB was Ms. Do Thi Nhan (former Director of the Banking Inspection and Supervision Department II under the State Bank). Ms. Nhan was the Head of the inspection team, responsible for the inspection results. Ms. Do Thi Nhan received an exceptionally large amount of money from SCB Bank, 5.2 million USD, to direct her subordinates to report and draft an inspection conclusion that was not objective, dishonest, and did not reflect the financial situation of SCB, covering up and concealing SCB's violations.
Billion-dollar Dai Ninh Urban Area project of tycoon Nguyen Cao Tri
The Ministry of Public Security has just issued a decision to prosecute, execute an order to temporarily detain and search the residence of Mr. Tran Van Hiep, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lam Dong province, to investigate the act of accepting bribes.
When expanding the investigation of the above case, the Ministry of Public Security initially determined that Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Hiep had accepted bribes related to the Dai Ninh Urban Area for Trade, Tourism and Ecological Resort project (Dai Ninh Urban Area), Duc Trong district.
According to the documents, the investor of the Dai Ninh Urban Area project is Saigon Dai Ninh Tourism Investment Joint Stock Company (Saigon Dai Ninh Company). The Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and legal representative of this enterprise is Ms. Phan Thi Hoa.
Established in 2010, Saigon Dai Ninh Company has a charter capital of 300 billion VND. In 2017, the company increased its charter capital to 2,000 billion VND. Since its establishment, this enterprise has only had one project, Dai Ninh Urban Area.
In 2020, Saigon Dai Ninh Company signed a contract to transfer charter capital to Ben Thanh Holdings Group Corporation under the Capella Group ecosystem of tycoon Nguyen Cao Tri.
Regarding the case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, Nguyen Cao Tri was also proposed to be prosecuted for the crime of "abuse of trust to appropriate property".
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