Phuc Son Group case: 23 defendants prosecuted, many unfinished projects

Arrive On April 24, the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security (C03) is still investigating the case of violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences; Bribery; Violating regulations on bidding causing serious consequences and taking advantage of influence over people with positions and powers to seek personal gain, occurred at Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company (Phuc Son Group), the Company Thang Long, Quang Ngai, Vinh Phuc Commercial and Real Estate Investment Joint Stock Company and related units and localities.

23 people were prosecuted

Most recently, on April 22 and 23, C03 prosecuted and conducted searches on six defendants. These people include Nguyen Van Khuoc, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Chairman of the Land Valuation Council of Vinh Phuc province; Chu Quoc Hai, former Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Hoang Van Nhiem, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance, was also arrested on charges of accepting bribes.

Cao Dai Nghia, Deputy Head of the Price Department, Department of Land Resources Planning and Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, was arrested for abusing his position and powers while performing official duties and regulations.

Prosecution and ban from leaving the place of residence with Dinh Thi Thu Huong, Head of Land Price Compensation and Resettlement Department, Land Management Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Nguyen Ngoc Huy, Director of Nam Ha Appraisal Company.

Before, February 26C03 has prosecuted a case of violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences at Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company, Thang Long Real Estate and Trading Investment Joint Stock Company and affiliated units. mandarin.

At the same time, C03 also prosecuted and detained six people. Including Nguyen Van Hau, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Nguyen Thi Hang, Deputy Director; Do Thi Mai, Chief Accountant; Hoang Thi Tuyet Hanh, Accountant (Phuc Son Group); Tran Huu Dinh, Director of Nam A Group Investment Joint Stock Company; Nguyen Hong Son, a freelance worker, was charged with violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences.

These defendants were prosecuted for committing acts of forgery, perjury, leaving out the accounting books of revenue and related assets… causing particularly serious damage to the State, violating Clause 3. , Article 221 of the Penal Code 2015.

Arrive March 7C03 continued to prosecute and temporarily detained nine defendants.

Including Ms. Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, former Secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Le Duy Thanh, former Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Committee; Mr. Cao Khoa, former Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ngai province, and Mr. Dang Van Minh, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ngai province, were jointly prosecuted for accepting bribes.

C03 also prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Ha Hoang Viet Phuong, Head of the Management Board of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Industrial Parks, former Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province; Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Director of Department of Transport, former Head of Technical and Quality Department of Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province;

Mr. Le Quoc Dat, Director of the Transportation Construction Investment Project Management Board, former Head of the Investment Management Department of the Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province; Mr. Pham Ngoc Cuong, Deputy General Director of Phuc Son Group, was charged with violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences.

As for Mr. Dang Trung Hoanh, he was prosecuted and temporarily detained for taking advantage of influence over people with positions and powers for personal gain.

Recently, March 27C03 prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Le Viet Chu, former Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee, and Mr. Pham Hoang Anh, permanent deputy secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee, on the same charge of accepting bribes.

Dominating and manipulating to put pressure on some provincial officials

At the Government’s regular press conference in February, Lieutenant General To An Xo, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, said that Phuc Son Group has been operating since 2004 with scale and construction activities at the district level.

Since 2015, Phuc Son Company began to develop strongly and received many projects from North to South. Currently, this company is implementing 21 projects with a total investment of more than 40,000 billion VND.

The new investigation agency examined two projects in Vinh Phuc and discovered that they left off the books, did not declare the financial system, and tax evasion, causing losses to the State budget of over 640 billion VND.

According to Lieutenant General To An Xo, many real estate projects were not eligible for sale and the company sold and collected money but did not hand over land to investors, causing losses to people tens of thousands of billions of dong.

The Police Department of Crime Investigation on Corruption, Economics and Smuggling (Economic Police Department – Ministry of Public Security) then also requested localities to review and provide records and documents related to Phuc Group. Son and member companies, such as Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai…

C03 leaders also evaluated this case Phuc Son Group This is a big case, a new type of crime. Through the investigation as well as the testimonies of a number of defendants, the investigation agency determined that Nguyen Van Hau had acts of domination and manipulation to put pressure on a number of defendants who are former standing members of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee. to profit. To do this, Hau relied on familiar relationships with people with positions and powers.

During the performance of his duties, defendant Le Viet Chu received money from Nguyen Van Hau to create conditions to help Phuc Son Group win the bidding package “Construction of the main line of the southern bank of Tra Khuc river project, Quang province.” Ngai”. The defendant Pham Hoang Anh received money from Nguyen Van Hau to create conditions for Hau’s business to implement the Vinh Tuong and Vinh Phuc Wholesale Market project…

And up to now, many large projects related to Phuc Son Group in these localities are still unfinished for many reasons such as Vinh Tuong wholesale market project, Tu Trung – Vinh Tuong new urban area project. ..

The Ministry of Public Security believes that this behavior is very dangerous, this is a new crime, not only causing damage to state property and people but also affecting grassroots officials, tarnishing the image of the Party and people. people.

Regarding asset recovery, as of early April, the investigation agency had recovered 55 billion VND and 1.6 million USD returned by the defendants. At the same time, review, distrain, and freeze many valuable assets of the accused and related people to serve the work of recovering assets and overcoming consequences.