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Former Dong A Bank executive detained, prosecuted

The economic and anti-corruption police force said it has issued decisions on the arrest and prosecution of Nguyen Thi Kim Xuyen, former Deputy Director General of Dong A Bank.
Former Dong A Bank executive detained, prosecuted ảnh 1A client makes transaction at Dong A Bank's headquarters in HCM City (Photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The economic andanti-corruption police force said it has issued decisions on the arrest and prosecutionof Nguyen Thi Kim Xuyen, former Deputy Director General of Dong A Bank on thecharges of appropriating assets and intentionally violating State regulationson economic management causing serious consequences.

Xuyen, 59, was suspended from her posts as Deputy DirectorGeneral and member of the Board of Directors of Dong A Bank in September 2015.She was alleged to have abused her positions to instruct employees to falselyclose many loans in order to appropriate money from the bank.

In addition, Xuyen also approved many loans in violations ofregulations on lending procedures and purposes.

In total, she caused losses amounting to over 350 billionVND (15.4 million USD) to Dong A Bank.

Besides Xuyen, three other employees of the bank were alsoprosecuted for intentionally violating State regulations on economic managementcausing serious consequences. They were alleged to have assisted Xuyen in herwrongdoings.

Earlier, at the end of 2015, two executives of Dong A Bankwere prosecuted on the charges of intentionally violating State regulations oneconomic management causing serious consequences and violating regulations onlending of credit institutions. They were former Director General Tran PhuongBinh and former Deputy Director General Nguyen Thi Ngoc Van.-VNA

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