Mr. Bui Van The in Van Tai village (Minh Duc commune) was just fined 85 million VND by the Chairman of Tu Ky district People's Committee for borrowing and buying bank account information without being prosecuted for criminal liability.
In July 2023, at his house in Van Tai village, Mr. The borrowed the account information of Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank from Mr. Le Van Bich in Song Dong village, Tan An commune (Thanh Ha).
In early 2024, also at his home, Mr. The went on Facebook to buy information about a Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank account under the name Pham Thi Thanh Tuyen in Phu Son village, Nghia Ky commune, Tu Nghia district (Quang Ngai) from an unknown person.
Mr. The's violation is regulated in Decree No. 88/2019/ND-CP dated November 14, 2019, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 143/2021/ND-CP dated December 31, 2021 of the Government on administrative sanctions for violations in the monetary and banking sector.
The act of lending accounts, buying and selling bank account information, which can indirectly facilitate criminal activities, will be subject to administrative or criminal penalties according to the provisions of law.
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