On March 23, the Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security initiated a criminal case for "Using computer networks, telecommunication networks or electronic means to commit acts of property appropriation; Money laundering" occurring in Hanoi and other provinces and cities.
Based on the investigation results, the Security Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security determined that from 2018 to the present, Vuong Le Vinh Nhan (born in 1984; residing at address IN, B4 Street, 91B residential area, Tan An Ward, Can Tho City; General Director of Digital Asset Management Joint Stock Company); Tran Quang Chien (born in 1991; residing at address No. 6, Block 7, The Mansions Park City, Duong Noi Ward, Hanoi City; technical administrator of the ONUS cryptocurrency exchange); Ngo Thi Thao (born in 1994; residing at S1.2006 C1, Q7 Saigon Riverside Complex, No. 4 Dao Tri Street, Phu Thuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City; Director of HANAGOLD Gold, Silver and Gemstone Joint Stock Company) and a number of related individuals created cryptocurrencies VNDC, ONUS, HNG, etc., issued and sold them to investors through the ONUS cryptocurrency exchange.
To build trust and defraud investors, Vuong Le Vinh Nhan directed the dissemination of false advertising information about cryptocurrencies, carried out transactions creating artificial supply and demand, and manipulated and adjusted prices according to Nhan's instructions. On March 24, the Investigation Security Agency of the Ministry of Public Security issued a Decision to prosecute and an Order to detain Vuong Le Vinh Nhan, Tran Quang Chien, Ngo Thi Thao, and four other individuals for the crime of "Using computer networks, telecommunication networks, or electronic means to commit acts of property appropriation" as stipulated in Article 290 of the Penal Code; and issued a Decision to prosecute and an Order to detain one individual for the crime of "Money laundering" as stipulated in Article 324 of the Penal Code. The Supreme People's Procuracy (Department 1) approved the Decision to prosecute and the Order to detain the aforementioned individuals.
Currently, the Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security is coordinating with the Supreme People's Procuracy (Department 1) to investigate and clarify the case and the criminal acts of the defendants in order to handle them according to the law.
To assist in the investigation of the case, the Investigation Security Agency of the Ministry of Public Security announces that individuals who are victims or have related rights and obligations in the case should contact the Investigation Security Agency of the Ministry of Public Security (address: 10 Tran Kim Xuyen Street, Yen Hoa Ward, Hanoi City; Investigator Le Dinh Loc, phone number...). Call 0692209027 for guidance and resolution in accordance with the law.
