Police in the southern province of Dong Nai are looking for a finance director of Sanyo Viet Nam Co who has been reported missing with billions of dong from the company’s funds.
Police in the southern
The hunt began on May 8 after Sanyo Viet
The source quoted the company as saying in April 2009, Nishimura twice withdrew cash totalling over VND30 billion (nearly US$1.7 million) from the company’s account at the Bien Hoa branch of Vietcombank but did not deliver it to the company’s cashier.
Police said between 2007 and May 2009, Nishimura had signed many money orders to withdraw VND130 billion ($72 million) and $500,000 in both currencies, but these funds were not returned to the company.
A portion of the money embezzled by Nishimura was allegedly given to his mistress, Duong Thi Thanh Nhan, a 27-year-old resident of Dong Nai’s Vinh Cuu District and owner of the Cam Tu Cau Restaurant in
Police have arrested Nhan’s elder sister Duong Thi Ngoc Thanh, who allegedly received $900,000 from Nhan to deposit in a bank.
Also arrested are Duong Hoai Tan, 18, and Do Minh Truong, 24, employees at Nhan’s restaurant, who allegedly accompanied Nhan to banks to receive the money withdrawn by Nishimura.
No further information about the case has been released to date.
(Source: VNS)
