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.
Deputy Minister Hoang Trung, formerly of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has been accused of bribery, enacting illegal policies, serving group interests, and illicitly profiting a substantial amount in connection with durian export activities.
After fulfilling civil judgment enforcement obligations in the Phuc Son case, former Vinh Phuc province chairman Le Duy Thanh was reimbursed over 21,3 billion VND and 330,000 USD by the enforcement agency.
Former justice official Hoang Thi Huong Lan is accused of colluding with businesses, ward police, and lawyers to illegally issue thousands of judicial record certificates, profiting billions of dong.
The former CEO of Torpedo Moscow FC, a club that won the national championship seven times, was accused of bribing 13 referees and illegally manipulating the results of 20 matches, paying 500,000 rubles to secure penalties or have opposing players sent off.
Police alleged Ms. Dang Thi Hoa, wife of the director of the Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, acted as an intermediary, receiving money to arrange private treatment rooms for criminals and interfering with her husband's management.
Bui Thanh Binh, former general director of Viet Trung Mineral and Metallurgy Company (VTM), is accused of receiving 78 billion VND in commissions from businesses, including 62,2 billion VND in bribes.
