Among the defendants prosecuted with Shark Binh, Mr. Dao Minh Phu attracted attention as he once held the position of General Director of NextTech Group and is a familiar face in the professional poker world.
The Investigation Police Agency, Hanoi City Police, recently issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh (Shark Binh) - Chairman of the Board of Directors of NextTech Group, to investigate the acts of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" and "Violation of accounting regulations causing serious consequences".
Nine other defendants were also prosecuted, including Dao Minh Phu, Nguyen Huu Tuat, Mai Thai Ha, Tran Trung Hieu, Le Van Luong, Doan Van Tuan, Nguyen Ha Thuy, Tran Thi Thuy Van and Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong.
Most of them are former leaders, key personnel or have had cooperative relationships. business with Shark Binh and NextTech ecosystem.
Among them, Mr. Dao Minh Phu (born in 1980) is a notable figure. He held the position of General Director of NextTech during the period 2022-2024, this is the period business This has many fluctuations in scale and Capital.
Specifically, Mr. Phu became a shareholder of NextTech in December 2020 when he Capital 100 billion VND (equivalent to 20% of Capital). In addition to Mr. Phu, at that time, Shark Binh contributed 350 billion VND (70% of Capital), Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang contributed 50 billion VND (10%). At this time, NextTech increased Capital 5 times, to 500 billion VND.
By December 2022, the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director and Legal Representative of NextTech were transferred from Shark Binh to Mr. Dao Minh Phu. Mr. Phu held this position for nearly 2 years.
During that time, NextTech continuously experienced many fluctuations in Capital and personnel. In October 2023, NextTech made an unusual move: Charter Capital decreased sharply from 500 billion to more than 4.2 billion VND and Mr. Phu also withdrew from the list of shareholders.
The title of General Director and Legal Representative of the company was transferred from Mr. Dao Minh Phu to Mr. Dao Manh Dung from April 2024. According to information from the NextTech Group website, Mr. Dao Minh Phu was introduced as a senior advisor. Mr. Phu was also introduced as an advisor to the AntEx cryptocurrency project.
Notably, in addition to his business career, Mr. Dao Minh Phu is also known as a professional poker player. He has participated in many tournaments at home and abroad and achieved high rankings in tournaments under the Asian Poker Tour (APT) system.
At the Triton Super High Roller Series $50,000 NLH 8-Handed 2023 tournament held in the old Quang Nam, Mr. Dao Minh Phu won the championship and brought home 1.67 million USD (nearly 40 billion VND) after surpassing many of the world's top players.
