Le Van Thanh, a 32-year-old bank employee, has been detained for allegedly appropriating 29 billion dong from multiple individuals in Quang Tri province. Thanh reportedly used false information regarding bank loan maturity procedures to defraud his victims.

On 10/7, the Quang Tri Provincial Police Investigation Agency announced Thanh's temporary detention in Lao Bao commune. He faces charges of fraudulent appropriation of property under Article 174 of the Penal Code.

Police read the arrest warrant to Le Van Thanh, in a red shirt. Photo: Quang Tri Provincial Police

According to investigators, Thanh accumulated debt between 9/2025 and 1/2026 while working at a bank branch in Lao Bao commune. To obtain funds, he fabricated stories about needing money to facilitate bank loan maturity for clients.

Trusting the bank employee, many individuals lent Thanh money for these supposed loan maturity processes. Upon receiving the funds, Thanh allegedly appropriated the majority of the money, using it to settle his own outstanding debts.

Authorities allege that through this scheme, Thanh defrauded numerous victims in Lao Bao and Khe Sanh communes, accumulating over 29 billion dong.

The investigation is ongoing. The Quang Tri Provincial Police Investigation Agency urges anyone whose property was appropriated by Thanh to contact the agency for guidance and resolution.

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