After nearly a month of trial and deliberation, the High People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced defendant Truong My Lan and 47 defendants who appealed in the case at Van Thinh Phat Group.
On the morning of December 3, the High People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced defendant Truong My Lan (Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Van Thinh Phat Group) and 47 defendants who appealed in the case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SCB) and related units and organizations.
Specific sentences for 48 defendants:
Crime of embezzlement, bribery, violation of lending regulations in the operations of credit institutions
1. Truong My Lan - Former Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company: Death penalty for embezzlement, 20 years in prison for bribery; 16 years in prison for violating regulations on lending in the operations of credit institutions.
Total penalty: death penalty.
Crime of embezzlement of property, violation of lending regulations in the operations of credit institutions
1. Bui Anh Dung - Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of SCB: Life imprisonment for embezzlement and 19 years in prison for violating regulations on banking activities and other activities related to banking activities.
Total sentence: life imprisonment.
2. Ta Chieu Trung - Former member of the Board of Directors of SCB: 14 years in prison for embezzlement and 4 years in prison for violating regulations on lending in the operations of credit institutions.
The total sentence is 18 years in prison.
3. Vo Tan Hoang Van - Former General Director of SCB: Life imprisonment for embezzlement and 16 years in prison for violating lending regulations in the operations of credit institutions.
Total sentence: life imprisonment.
Crime of embezzlement
1. Truong Khanh Hoang - Former Acting General Director of SCB: 17 years in prison
2. Tran Thi My Dung - Former Deputy General Director of SCB: 15 years in prison
3. Ho Buu Phuong - Former Deputy General Director in charge of finance of Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company: 16 years in prison
4. Nguyen Phuong Anh - Former Deputy General Director of Saigon Peninsula Company: 15 years in prison
5. Dang Phuong Hoai Tam - Head of the Board of Directors Office of Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company: 13 years in prison
6. Truong Hue Van - niece of Truong My Lan; member of the Board of Directors, General Director of Windsor Real Estate Management Group - WMC: 13 years in prison
6. Duong Tan Truoc - General Director of Tuong Viet Company: 6 years in prison.
Crime of violating regulations on lending in the operations of credit institutions
1. Tran Thuan Hoa - Former Member of SCB Board of Directors: 2 years in prison
2. Le Khanh Hien - Former General Director of SCB: 3 years in prison
3. Pham Van Phi - Former Deputy General Director of SCB: 6 years in prison
4. Nguyen Van Thanh Hai - Former Vice Chairman of SCB Board of Directors: 11 years in prison
5. Diep Bao Chau - Former Deputy General Director of SCB: 8 years in prison
6. Nguyen Cuu Tinh - Former Deputy General Director of SCB: 10 years in prison
7. Do Phu Huy - Former Chairman of SCB Business and Investment Committee: 13 years in prison
8. Khong Minh The - Former Director of SCB Re-evaluation Department: 5 years in prison
9. Mai Hong Chin - Former Director of the Re-evaluation Department of SCB Re-evaluation Block: 8 years in prison
10. Mai Van Sau Nho - Former Director of SCB Re-evaluation Department: 11 years in prison
11. Luong Thi Hong Que - Former Director of Credit Approval Department of SCB Corporate Customers: 1 year and 6 months in prison
12. Le Phuong Anh - Former Director of SCB Saigon branch: 5 years in prison
13. Phan Tan Khoi - Former Director of SCB Dong Sai Gon branch: 6 years in prison
14. Ho Bao Ngoc - Former Director of SCB Pham Ngoc Thach branch: 5 years in prison
15. Pham Anh Thep - Former director of SCB Saigon branch: 5 years in prison
16. Nguyen Ngoc Tu - Former Deputy Director of SCB Cong Quynh branch: 3 years in prison
17. Pham The Quang - Former Director of SCB Ben Thanh Branch: 1 year and 6 months in prison
18. Le Van Chanh - Former Director of SCB Valuation and Asset Management Department: 2 years in prison
19. Tran Thinh Kim Chi - Employee of Natural Land Company: 3 years suspended sentence
20. Dang Quang Nguyen - Deputy General Director of Lavifood Company: 3 years in prison
21. Bui Duc Khoa - Deputy General Director of Natural Land Company: 9 years in prison
22. Nguyen Thi Khanh Van - Employee of Natural Land Company: 3 years in prison
23. Chu Lap Co - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Times Square Investment Joint Stock Company: 7 years in prison
24. Nguyen Thanh Tung - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dong Phuong Petroleum Joint Stock Company: 5 years in prison
25. Dao Chi Kien - Former Deputy General Director of Indochina Petroleum Joint Stock Company: 3 years in prison
26. Ho Binh Minh - Deputy Director of MHD Valuation Company Limited: 5 years in prison
27. Tran Van Nhi - Deputy Director of ATC Auditing and Valuation Company Limited, Ho Chi Minh City branch: 2 years in prison.
Crime of taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties
1. Nguyen Thi Phung - former Deputy Director of the Department of Banking Inspection and Supervision II, Banking Inspection and Supervision Agency, State Bank: 3 years in prison
2. Le Thanh Ha - Deputy Chief Inspector of the State Audit: 2 years in prison
3. Nguyen Tuan Anh - former civil servant of the Department of Inspection and Supervision of Domestic Credit Institutions (Department I), Banking Inspection and Supervision Agency, State Bank: 2 years in prison
4. Nguyen Duy Phuong - former Inspector of the Department of Inspection, handling of complaints and denunciations of the internal affairs and general economic sector (Department I), Government Inspectorate: 1 year and 9 months in prison
5. Nguyen Van Dung - former Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Branch: 8 years in prison
6. Nguyen Thi Phi Loan - former Deputy Chief Inspector in charge of the State Bank Inspection and Supervision Agency, Ho Chi Minh City Branch: 3 years suspended sentence
7. Vo Van Thuan - former Deputy Chief Inspector, Banking Supervisor, State Bank of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Branch: 6 years in prison
8. Phan Tan Trung - former Deputy Chief Inspector, Banking Supervisor, State Bank of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Branch: 6 years in prison.
Crime of bribery
Do Thi Nhan - former Director of the Banking Inspection and Supervision Department II, Banking Inspection and Supervision Agency, State Bank: Life imprisonment.
Crime of abuse of trust and appropriation of property
Nguyen Cao Tri - General Director of Capella Group: 6 years in prison.
TH (according to VTC News)