Dismantling a group that bought and sold hundreds of billions of dong worth of fake invoices

Subject Bui Van Tu at the police station

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, the Economic Police Department of Hai Duong Provincial Police discovered a group specializing in illegally trading invoices operating between provinces led by Bui Van Tu (born in 1985, permanent residence in Duong Xa commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi).

Other subjects include: Pham Thi Hong Dung (born in 1989, permanent residence in Da Ton ward, Gia Lam district, Hanoi), Pham Thi Binh (born in 1990), Phi Thi Mai (born in 1989), Vu Thi Nga (born in 1991) and Nguyen Minh Duc (born in 1990, all with permanent residence in Minh Tan ward, Kinh Mon).

According to the investigation results, in early 2019, Tu directed Binh and Mai to complete procedures to establish a series of companies, including Hoai An Phat General Trading Company Limited, headquartered in Quang Phuc commune (Tu Ky). Mai directly completed procedures to issue electronic invoices and open accounts for the company. These enterprises were established but had no actual business activities, no warehouses, yards, production facilities and workers, but focused on drafting economic contracts, conducting transactions to buy and sell invoices, transfer money, etc.

After Hoai An Phat General Trading Company Limited was established, Tu directed his wife Pham Thi Hong Dung, Binh, Mai, Nga, and Duc to sell value-added invoices (without accompanying goods) of this company to businesses in need. According to the registration, the company is headquartered in Quang Phuc commune, but does not actually operate there, but frequently moves to many locations such as Kinh Mon town, Dong Trieu town (Quang Ninh), Gia Lam (Hanoi) in order to deceive the authorities.

Initially, the investigation agency clarified that from 2019 until his arrest, Tu and his accomplices sold hundreds of value-added invoices (without accompanying goods) to many companies with the quantity of goods listed on the invoices worth hundreds of billions of VND, illegally profiting billions of VND.

Conducting an urgent search of the company's headquarters, the authorities seized many documents and evidence related to the trading of value-added invoices such as seals, books of used and unused value-added invoices, etc.

Based on the collected documents and evidence, on May 25, the Investigation Police Agency (Hai Duong Provincial Police) issued a decision to prosecute the case of illegal trading of invoices and documents; issued a decision to prosecute the accused and an arrest warrant to temporarily detain Bui Van Tu and related subjects for the crime of illegal trading of invoices.

The illegal purchase and sale of invoices by these subjects not only causes tax losses to the state budget but also creates unfair and unhealthy competition among businesses, affects the operations of legitimate businesses, the general business environment and negatively impacts security and order in the area.

The Provincial Police Investigation Agency is continuing to investigate and expand the case.

VU OANH