Shut down 14 accounts operating "black credit"

Nguyen Thanh Tan was prosecuted by the Thanh Ha District Police Investigation Agency for the crime of usury in civil transactions (Photo: Archive)

Through professional work, the Criminal Police Department (Hai Duong Provincial Police) discovered that in some areas there are still many subjects operating "black credit", with methods and tricks of operation alone, on a closed scale, negatively affecting the security and order situation in the localities. In particular, many subjects operating in some industrial parks affect the lives of workers. Faced with the above situation, the Criminal Police Department reported and was directed by the Provincial Police Department's Board of Directors to establish a special project to destroy.

On the morning of October 19, the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police presided over and coordinated with a number of professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, the police of the provinces and cities: Hung Yen, Tay Ninh, Quang Ninh, Hanoi City and the police of the districts of Kim Thanh, Tu Ky, Thanh Ha, Gia Loc, Nam Sach, Ninh Giang, Hai Duong City, Kinh Mon town divided into many working groups to simultaneously inspect and summon 29 subjects related to 14 loan shark accounts.

During the investigation, the Investigation Police Agency of the Provincial Police at all levels clarified the criminal acts of the subjects including: Tran Van Phap (born in 1989), Nguyen Van Quyen (born in 1995, both in Kim Xuyen commune, Kim Thanh) lent 301 times with a total amount of more than 4.1 billion VND, earning more than 1 billion VND in interest; the couple Pham Dinh Manh (born in 1993), Ha Thi Phuong (born in 1999, in Ninh Giang town) lent 98 times with a total amount of more than 2.9 billion VND, earning 1.4 billion VND in interest; Nguyen Thanh Tan (born in 1994, in Thanh Khe commune, Thanh Ha) lent 250 times with a total amount of more than 2.7 billion VND, earning more than 609 million VND in interest. In addition, there are the following subjects: Ha Trong Tai (born in 1997), Vu Van Linh (born in 1993, both residing in Tu Ky district) gave 412 loans with a total of more than 3.1 billion VND, earning more than 756 million VND in interest; Nguyen Kim Dat (born in 1990), Nguyen Van Tuan (born in 1993, both residing in Thanh Lap village, Gia Luong commune, Gia Loc) gave 475 loans with a total of more than 17 billion VND, earning more than 218 million VND in interest; Nguyen Hoang Quan (born in 1990, in Dong Thai commune, An Duong district), Truong Van Doanh, Dao Viet Duc (both born in 1998, residing in Hong Bang district, both in Hai Phong city) gave 1,228 loans with a total of more than 13 billion VND, earning 2.6 billion VND in interest; Ho Van Dat (born in 1988, residing in Gia Xuyen commune, Hai Duong city) lent more than 6.3 billion VND in 110 times, earning more than 766 million VND in interest; Pham Thanh Tung (born in 1991, residing in Tay Ho district, Hanoi city), Nguyen Van Thang (born in 1994), Bui Van Duong (born in 1992, residing in Thuong Quan commune, Kinh Mon) lent 102 times, totaling nearly 1.3 billion VND, earning more than 1.4 billion VND in interest.

In the past, the above subjects have lent a total of more than 50 billion VND, earning nearly 9 billion VND in interest.

The Investigation Police Agency of the provincial Public Security at all levels has decided to prosecute 14 of the above subjects for the crime of usury in civil transactions and continue to expand the investigation to clarify the criminal acts of the subjects.

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