Fraudulent labor export, appropriation of billions

Defendant Quan Trong Long at trial

Abuse of trust

Since 2019, Long has been a Korean language teacher at a number of Korean study abroad and labor consulting centers in Hai Duong province. In particular, Long has taught Korean at Victoria Global Company Limited, which rented a location at the 8.3 Employment Service Center of the Hai Duong Provincial Women's Union. There is no labor contract signed between Long and Victoria Global Company Limited. Long has also not been authorized or assigned by any agency, organization or individual to complete procedures for others to study abroad or export labor abroad.

From 2019 to June 2022, Long posted information on Facebook and through relationships introduced himself as a Korean language teacher at the 8.3 Employment Service Center of the Hai Duong Provincial Women's Union and was able to process procedures for others to study abroad and work in Korea and Canada. Some people trusted Long with their documents and money.

Long did not submit the documents of those people to the competent agencies and organizations to complete the procedures, but instead appropriated a total of more than 1.1 billion VND from 16 people in Hai Duong, Ha Tinh, Bac Ninh, Nam Dinh, Hung Yen, Bac Giang and Hai Phong.

During the process of receiving money and documents of these 16 people, Long concealed personal information. In mid-2021, Long went on Facebook to hire someone with unknown background to forge his identity card, changing his date of birth, date of issue, and keeping only his full name and permanent residence registration.

Deserved punishment

Long has been detained since July 20, 2022 for the above fraud. On May 18, the People's Court of Hai Duong province held a first-instance trial of Quan Trong Long for fraud to appropriate property, forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; using fake seals or documents of agencies and organizations.

At the trial, Long stated that after appropriating the money from the victims, he used it for personal expenses and gave it to his girlfriend, about 100 million VND. The defendant asked his family to deposit 100 million VND into the temporary account of the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Hai Duong province to remedy the consequences and compensate the victims.

Judge Bui Dang Huy, the presiding judge of the trial, stated: “The defendant’s criminal acts are particularly dangerous, appropriating the property of many people and forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations to use for appropriating property. Based on the nature and level of danger to society of the criminal acts, personal background, aggravating and mitigating circumstances of criminal responsibility, it is necessary to isolate the defendant from society for a long time to have the effect of individual education and general prevention.”

The jury sentenced Quan Trong Long to 13 years and 6 months in prison for fraud and appropriation of property; 2 years in prison for forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; using fake seals or documents of agencies and organizations. The total sentence is 15 years and 6 months in prison. Regarding civil liability, Long is required to return to the victims all the money he has appropriated.

Defendant Long's family situation is extremely difficult, with no income. His father is in the final stages of cancer and his daughter is being raised and educated by her grandparents.

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