Abedin Ahmed (Photo: Ha Noi Moi Newspaper) Hanoi (VNA) – The People’s Court of Hanoi on September 19sentenced Abedin Ahmed, a Bangladeshi national, to 13 years in prison for “Fraud and appropriation of assets”, as stipulated in Article 174 of thePenal Code of Vietnam.
The trial found that in mid-2018, Abedin Ahmed,42, entered Vietnam and temporarily resided in an apartment in Quang An ward ofHanoi’s Tay Ho district. While living here, Abedin Ahmed fell into a relationshipwith Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, 27, in Gia Lam district.
Through Ngat, Ahmed contacted 10 others, promising to help them travel toCanada to work in Akhavanfood Sherbrooke W. Montresal company, with a monthlysalary of 100 million VND (4,200 USD) plus accommodations.
Believing in him, from December 2018 to May 2019, the 10 sent him a total of 36,490 USD. He also borrowed Ngat 1,800 USD for personalexpenses.
However, the Bangladeshi man failed to fulfil hiscommitment.
Realising Ahmed’s fraud, Ngat lodge a complaint to the police.On October 27, 2021, Ahmed surrendered to the Hanoi City Police.
The Quebec-headquartered company also told the Vietnameseinvestigation agency that it did not have demand of recruiting labourers fromVietnam.
According to the investigation agency, Ngat directly collectedmoney from the victims, and signed the receipts. However, she then handed the money to Ahmed, and did notbenefit from the collection or know how he handled the procedures anddocuments. Therefore, the agency concluded that she was not an accomplice of Ahmed./.
The trial found that in mid-2018, Abedin Ahmed,42, entered Vietnam and temporarily resided in an apartment in Quang An ward ofHanoi’s Tay Ho district. While living here, Abedin Ahmed fell into a relationshipwith Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, 27, in Gia Lam district.
Through Ngat, Ahmed contacted 10 others, promising to help them travel toCanada to work in Akhavanfood Sherbrooke W. Montresal company, with a monthlysalary of 100 million VND (4,200 USD) plus accommodations.
Believing in him, from December 2018 to May 2019, the 10 sent him a total of 36,490 USD. He also borrowed Ngat 1,800 USD for personalexpenses.
However, the Bangladeshi man failed to fulfil hiscommitment.
Realising Ahmed’s fraud, Ngat lodge a complaint to the police.On October 27, 2021, Ahmed surrendered to the Hanoi City Police.
The Quebec-headquartered company also told the Vietnameseinvestigation agency that it did not have demand of recruiting labourers fromVietnam.
According to the investigation agency, Ngat directly collectedmoney from the victims, and signed the receipts. However, she then handed the money to Ahmed, and did notbenefit from the collection or know how he handled the procedures anddocuments. Therefore, the agency concluded that she was not an accomplice of Ahmed./.
VNA
