Mirae Asset employees use pornographic photos to collect debt, receive severe prison sentences. On the afternoon of June 18, 2025, the Ho Chi Minh city people’s pourt sentenced: Nguyen Ngoc Thang (32 years old) – employee of Mirae Asset pompany, to 6 years in prison.
Do Trong Dat, 27 years old, Dong Nai – 3 years in prison. 12 other accomplices received suspended sentences from 2 years and 9 months to 2 years and 10 months
According to the indictment, from around October 2022, due to sales pressure, Thang and Dat directed a group of employees to use junk SIM cards to call and send threatening messages, demanding customers to pay their debts.
When they could not contact them, they used software to find photos of the victims online, then combined pornographic photos, funeral photos, altar photos, even photos of relatives, and posted them on Facebook/Zalo to terrorize them and force them to pay their debts.
Thang also directly combined photos of this couple with insulting content to force them to pay more than 13 million VND.
A customer, Mr. Truong, borrowed nearly 16 million, paid 11 million and then lost his ability, Vietnam detective agency.
The staff called repeatedly, demanding a debt of up to 23 million, then continued to terrorize and threaten Mr. Truong’s wife, who worked at the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, demanding payment of up to 100 million VND, forcing the couple to report to the police.
Total amount of money extorted: nearly 394 million VND (Thang), 67 million VND (Dat), other accomplices from 7-62 million VND.
The court determined that there was enough evidence and sentenced the right person, the right crime.
The defendants all admitted their actions, some apologized, repented, and hoped for a lighter sentence.
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