Theagency also launched legal proceedings against Bui Quang Huy, General Director ofthe Nhat Cuong Technic Co Ltd, the parent company of the popular smartphone andmobile devices chain store Nhat Cuong Mobile in Hanoi. Huy is onthe run and being sought by police.
Thedefendants who are being prosecuted for smuggling include Nguyen Bao Ngoc,the firm's finance director.
Ngocis also being prosecuted forviolating accounting regulations, causing serious consequences,alongside Nguyen Thi Bich Hang, chief accountant of Nhat Cuong Company.
Accordingto the investigators, Nhat Cuong Company, headed by Huy as generaldirector, was established in 2001.
From2013-2019, Nhat Cuong Company’s business focused on selling mobile phonesand other electronic devices. However, the company allegedly purchased goodsfrom foreign countries for sale in Vietnam without going through customs anddid not pay taxes.
In2014-2019 period, Nhat Cuong sold more than 255,000 mobile phones andelectronic equipment with a value of more than 2.92 trillion VND. Huyallegedly spent more than 72 billion VND illegally transportingequipment from China to Vietnam for distribution, earning a profit of morethan 221 billion VND.
Huyis thought to have asked Ngoc and Hang to make accounting materials on twodifferent systems, one for their internal use and another fake one for publicreporting.
Duringthe investigation, police also blocked a number of accounts worth more than 8billion VND and temporarily confiscated nearly 2,000 mobile phones, Applewatches and computers./.