An official in Thai Binh was arrested for 'job-running' fraud

Thai Binh Provincial Police said that the Investigation Police Agency of Thai Binh Provincial Police has just decided to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and issue an arrest warrant to detain Nguyen Van But (born in 1975, residing in Hoang Dieu Ward, Thai Binh City), Head of the Administrative Organization Department of the Thai Binh Provincial Statistics Office.

Nguyen Van But was prosecuted to investigate the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.

The above decisions and orders have been approved by the Provincial People's Procuracy.

Previously, the Criminal Police Department discovered that Nguyen Van But frequently provided false and misleading information, demonstrating criminal activities of fraud and property appropriation.

Initial investigations determined that from around June 2023 to present, Nguyen Van But has taken advantage of his status as a state official to provide a lot of false information about his ability to help people in need of applying for jobs in state agencies, then asked But to transfer money to take care of "running errands".

However, after receiving the money, Nguyen Van But did not fulfill his commitment but appropriated the money for personal expenses.

The police are continuing to investigate and expand the case for handling.