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Investigation Into Theft at Medical Center Uncovers Employee's Alleged Embezzlement of More Than 400 Million Dong

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

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  • Police in Vinh Long province arrested Lai Thi Kim Giang, 43, on suspicion of embezzling more than 426 million dong.
  • Investigators discovered the alleged financial misconduct while expanding a 2024 theft investigation at Ba Tri District Medical Center.
  • Police say Giang collected the center's fees and medicine payments from 2023 through July 2024 and used her position to take the money.

An investigation into a theft at a medical center in southern Vietnam has led police to a separate alleged embezzlement case involving one of the facility's employees.

The Vinh Long provincial police investigation agency said on September 7 that it had opened a criminal case, prosecuted Lai Thi Kim Giang as a suspect and ordered her pretrial detention. Giang, 43, lives in Ba Tri commune, Vinh Long province.

Investigators found signs of financial-management violations while expanding their inquiry into a 2024 property-theft case at the former Ba Tri District Medical Center in Ben Tre province. They determined that Giang had been assigned to collect the center's fees, charges and medicine payments from 2023 through July 2024.

Police allege that she used her position and authority to take more than 426 million Vietnamese dong. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue clarifying the case for handling under the law.

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