Two Shareholders of Real Estate Development Company Arrested for Fraud
Ho Chi Minh City Police have arrested Nguyen Van Thanh and Phan Hong Viet, shareholders of real estate developer O Cap Company, on charges of fraud. The two are suspected of misappropriating approximately VND 51 billion (US$2.7 million) collected from customers in relation to land use rights transfers and capital mobilization.
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