Nguyen Phuong Thanh "bragged" that she had connections at the US Consulate General, which could help Mr. G. get his study abroad application approved. Trusting him, Mr. G. gave Thanh nearly 4.6 billion VND and 153,000 USD.
On March 24, the Investigation Police Agency (IPA) of Ho Chi Minh City Police initiated a case, prosecuted the accused and issued an arrest warrant for Nguyen Phuong Thanh (born in 1988, residing in District 10) for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property", stipulated in Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.
Previously, Mr. G. (living in Hanoi) had known Thanh since 2011. In 2017, Mr. G. wanted to study abroad in the US. At that time, Thanh told Mr. G. that he had a relationship at the US Consulate General, who could help him get his study abroad application approved.
At the same time, Thanh promised to help and asked Mr. G. many times to give Thanh money to handle the procedures. Mr. G. trusted Thanh's words and informed his mother, Mrs. B., about it. After that, Mr. G. and Mrs. B. transferred money to Thanh many times, totaling nearly 4.6 billion VND and 153,000 USD.
After receiving the money, Thanh used it all for personal purposes. Verification results showed that Thanh had no relationship with the US Consulate General and had absolutely no function, authority, or ability to carry out the study abroad procedures as promised to Mr. G.
After transferring money to Thanh for a long time, Mr. G. still had not been granted a visa to study abroad, so Mr. G. and Mrs. B. wrote a complaint to the Ho Chi Minh City Police. After learning of the complaint, Thanh did not cooperate in the work, was evasive in dealing with the police, and then went into hiding.
By professional measures, the police arrested Thanh. At the police station, Thanh admitted to the above actions.
CHI THACH
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