Shark Thuy was arrested and detained.
At the press conference of the Ministry of Public Security on the morning of March 26, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the Investigation Police Agency had prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy - Chairman of EGroup Education Company, also known as Shark Thuy, and Dang Van Hien - Head of the EGame Company's shareholder relations department, for the crime of Fraudulent appropriation of property.
Since the end of 2022, EGroup's Apax Leaders English center chain has been continuously entangled in scandals about teaching quality, late salary payments, and teacher salary arrears.
Many parents came to Apax Leaders to complain and request tuition refunds. At one point, Mr. Thuy admitted the impasse, asked for debt deferral as well as an extension of the time to recover capital and profits so that Apax could focus resources on restructuring.
According to a report on February 26, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said that the amount of tuition fees that must be refunded to parents in the area is more than 108 billion VND. Of this, Apax has paid more than 14 billion VND, and still owes more than 93 billion VND.
On the afternoon of March 26, Apax representative said that this unit has temporarily stopped confirming tuition fees and tuition debt for parents. This English center system has also temporarily stopped refunding tuition fees until the conclusion of the police investigation agency.
Shark Khai and the controversy over the origin of goods
In 2017, when Shark Tank season 1 took place, businessman Hoang Khai with the brand Khaisilk had to withdraw from the program due to being involved in fraud of product origin. The program also stopped broadcasting all recordings related to Mr. Khai.
Specifically, some consumers discovered that Khaisilk silk scarves had a Made in China label attached, but it had been cut off and replaced with the "KHAISILK" label embroidered on the side.
KHAISILK silk scarves were once accused by consumers of cutting off the "Made in China" label (Photo: IT).
In October 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade directed an inspection of the origin of "KHAISILK" silk scarves.
In December 2017, the Ministry concluded that Khai Duc Company Limited (belonging to Khai Silk Group) had signs of violating criminal law provisions on the crime of trading in counterfeit goods in terms of quality, violating legal provisions on labeling of goods, and showing signs of concealing information or providing incomplete, false, or inaccurate information to consumers.
Based on the inspection conclusion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed functional units to transfer files and evidence to the police investigation agency for handling according to regulations for signs of criminal law violations.
As of December 14, 2017, Mr. Hoang Khai has resigned from the position of legal representative of Khai Duc Company Limited.
Shark Tam and the "made in Vietnam" TV controversy
Coming to Shark Tank season 3, businessman Pham Van Tam, Chairman of Asanzo Group, encountered a similar scandal as businessman Hoang Khai.
Specifically, in June 2019, this group was caught up in a scandal of importing components and then tearing off Chinese labels, peeling off stamps and sticking "made in Vietnam" labels while the production content in Vietnam was very small.
At the end of October 2019, Mr. Mai Xuan Thanh, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Customs, said that Asanzo had many violations such as deceiving consumers, violating the origin of goods, tax evasion... The Shark Tank production unit also removed all recordings related to Mr. Tam.
However, at this time, many experts argue that the legal system does not have regulations on the origin "made in Vietnam" for goods produced and consumed domestically.
Shark Vuong withdraws from leadership positions of a series of businesses
In 2018, after a period of participating in Shark tank, Mr. Tran Anh Vuong (shark Vuong) suddenly withdrew from leadership positions of a number of businesses.
Specifically, in July 2018, Mr. Vuong submitted his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam General Import-Export Joint Stock Company I (stock code: TH1) for the 2016-2021 term and was accepted by the Board of Directors.
On August 31, 2018, the Board of Directors of SAM Holdings Joint Stock Company (stock code: SAM) passed a resolution approving the resignation of Mr. Tran Anh Vuong from the position of General Director.
He has been the General Director of SAM Holdings since May 2016. In addition to SAM Holdings, Mr. Vuong is currently a member of the Board of Directors of companies including Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation (stock code: DVN), Dong Nai Plastic Joint Stock Company (stock code: DNP), SAMETEL Joint Stock Company (stock code: SMT) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BVG Investment Joint Stock Company (stock code: BVG).
Currently, Mr. Vuong only holds the position of Chairman of BVG Investment Joint Stock Company (stock code: BVG). On March 26, the company's shares were traded at VND2,500/share.
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