Asked about the origin of money in savings accounts, a safe, and gold, former Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Director Tran Van Truong declared that "most of it came from criminal acts".

Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, an accused with 7 prior convictions, has been recommended a 30-year prison sentence for her "sophisticated and cunning" role as the mastermind behind a long-running bribery and position-selling scheme at the Central Psychiatric Forensic Institute.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc paid 800 million dong through an intermediary and 600 million dong directly to ringleader Mai Anh to secure a favorable mental health assessment for her husband, DJ Thai Hoang.

Facing accusations of manipulating officials from the director to security guards with money, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh claimed she had to 'assault and batter' these individuals before they would accept bribes from her and her husband.

Bui Quoc Hung, a former deputy head of the criminal investigation department of Vinh Phuc Police, received the fourth highest prison sentence among 29 defendants for taking 3.5 billion VND to "fix a case" for two fake milk companies but embezzling all of it.

The presiding judge questioned the former head of Hoa Binh province's food safety department's claim that a fake milk company 'voluntarily gave 2,2 billion dong', stating that 'no one simply gives billions of dong to another'.

Exposed for producing counterfeit milk for the elderly and pregnant women, two company owners sought to "fix" their legal issues, only to be defrauded of 3.5 billion VND by a former deputy head of the Vinh Phuc provincial police criminal investigation department.

Lawyers argue former deputy minister Nguyen Ba Hoan received money passively, not actively soliciting it, but rather "accepted funds and neglected violations".

According to Nguyen Lam Son, director of Thanh Do Law Company, labor export applications that should take 30 days could be delayed for up to two years if only the regulated 5 million VND fee is paid.