On 5/8, the Dak Lak Provincial Police Investigation Agency initiated charges and placed under home detention six individuals from Health Station Ward 8 (formerly Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen province), now known as Health Station 2 (Tuy Hoa ward, Dak Lak province). They are being investigated for embezzlement of assets, under Article 353 of the Penal Code.

The defendants include Dang Thi Thinh, 57, a physician assistant and former deputy head of the health station; Vo Thanh Son, 41, a doctor; Ksor Y Tri, 33, a physician assistant; Pham Thi Anh Thu, 37, a drug dispenser; Nguyen Thi Le Hang, 56, and Nguyen Thi My Thoa, 41, both administrative staff.

Previously, Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, 57, the former head of the health station, was arrested and detained for the same offense.

The defendants at the investigation agency. Photo: Dak Lak Police

According to the investigation, from 2021 to 2022, Nhung directed the defendants to use information from 60 health insurance cards belonging to their relatives. They created fraudulent patient records and issued 3,539 fake prescriptions.

Through this scheme, the defendants misappropriated health insurance medications totaling over 614 million VND. The group then divided the drugs among themselves, selling them on the market, using them personally, or exchanging them for nutritional supplements for their relatives. Only a small portion was returned to the individuals whose health insurance card information had been used to create the fraudulent records.

The investigation agency is currently clarifying the actions of other involved individuals.

Bui Toan