On January 9, according to information from Thai Binh Provincial Police, this unit decided to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, and temporarily detain Nguyen Manh Tue – former asset seizure specialist of PvcomBank, Phan Van Duong – former personal customer management specialist of PVcomBank to investigate the crime of “Embezzlement of assets”, stipulated in Clause 4, Article 353 of the Penal Code.
Two former PVcomBank officials Nguyen Manh Tue (left) and Phan Van Duong were arrested for property embezzlement. Photo: CATB
Initially, the investigation agency determined that in 2018, Nguyen Manh Tue was assigned by PVcomBank to seize and receive security assets, representing asset owners to participate in the auction of land use rights for 13 assets. secured in Chap Trung 2 village (Doan Hung commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh) and 9 secured assets in Da Phu 1 village (Thong Nhat commune, Hung Ha).
While on duty, Tue and Duong sold properties to 7 people in Thai Binh, for a total of more than 4.7 billion VND.
These two people then approved the auction documents through the auctioneer of Thanh An Auction Joint Stock Company and then paid more than 2.9 billion VND to the bank and 80 million VND as auction service costs. The remaining money was divided between the two subjects.
When PVcomBank discovered the incident, they fired Tue and Duong and asked them to return the money they had taken, but Tue and Duong did not admit it and did not return the money. Information about the incident was then reported to the police.
