What if fraudulent appropriation of property

Fraudulent appropriation of property is regulated at Article 174 of the 2015 Criminal Code (amended in 2017) as follows:

1. A person who uses deception to appropriate another person’s property which is assessed at from 2,000,000 VND to under 50,000,000 VND, or property assessed at under VND2,000,000 in any of the following cases, shall face a penalty of up to 03 years’ community sentence or 06 – 36 months’ imprisonment:

a) The offender previously incurred a civil penalty for appropriation of property;

b) The offender has a previous conviction for this offense or any of the offenses specified in Article 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175 and 290 hereof which has not been written off;

c) The offense has a negative impact on social safety, order, and security;

d) The appropriated property is the primary means of livelihood of the victim and the victim’s family.

2. This offense committed in any of the following cases shall carry a penalty of 02 – 07 years’ imprisonment:

a) The offense is committed by an organized group;

b) The offense is committed in a professional manner;

c) The property obtained is assessed at from 50,000,000 VND to under 200,000,000 VND;

d) Dangerous recidivism;

e) The offense involves abuse of the offender’s position or power or committed in the name of an agency or organization;

f) The offender employs cunning tricks to commit the offense;

3. This offense committed in any of the following cases shall carry a penalty of 07 – 15 years’ imprisonment:

a) The appropriated property is assessed at from 200,000,000 VND  to under 500,000,000 VND;

b) The offender takes advantage of a natural disaster or epidemic to commit the offense.

4. This offense committed in any of the following cases shall carry a penalty of 12 – 20 years’ imprisonment or life imprisonment:

a) The appropriated property is assessed at 500,000,000 VND or over;

b) The offender takes advantage of a war or state of emergency to commit the offense.

5. The offender might also be liable to a fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND, be prohibited from holding certain positions or doing certain works for 01 – 05 years, or have all or part of his/her property confiscated.

Consulting service for fraudulent appropriation of property in Viet Nam

• Consulting on determining the crime and and the criminal elements involved in raudulent appropriation of property crime;
• Advice on how to determine the value of assets constituting the fraudulent appropriation of property crime;
• Advice on the main penalty level and additional penalties for fraudulent appropriation of property crime;
• Advice on cases of abusing positions and powers to appropriate property when committing fraudulent appropriation of property crime;
• Consulting on aggravating circumstances, framing, extenuating circumstances of fraudulent appropriation of property crime;
• Advice on conditions to enjoy suspended sentence when committing fraudulent appropriation of property crime;

A lawyer's work in the case of fraudulent appropriation of property in Viet Nam

Lawyers on duty to defend the accused or defendants:

• Collect evidence and documents related to the case;

• Legal advice on related legal issues;

• Advising on the most beneficial solution for the accused or defendants;

• Present sharp and persuasive arguments to help the Trial Panel settle the case fairly and objectively;

• Advice on how to handle the leniency policy of the law.

Lawyers on duty to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the victim:

• Collect documents and evidence;

• Drafting and submitting documents to state agencies;

• Support in requesting the accused and defendants to compensate for damage;

• Authorized representation throughout the proceedings;

• Presenting arguments, evidence and legal basis to thoroughly protect the legitimate rights and interests of the victim.

Consulting, protection and defense services for criminal cases

• Consulting on provisions related to criminal law such as: Offenses, types of crimes, penalty frames and legal provisions related to criminal proceedings;

• Lawyers participate in the defense of the accused and defendants in criminal proceedings, specifically criminal lawyers participate in proceedings such as prosecution, investigation, prosecution, and court proceedings at all levels as well as the execution phase;

• Criminal lawyers participate in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the victim: participate in the collection of information, as well as evidence and evidence for the victim, whereby the victim is entitled to the right and legitimate interests and compensation for the victims;

• Lawyers participate in protecting the legitimate interests of litigants in criminal cases.

Contact the consulting service for fraudulent appropriation of property in Viet Nam

Owning a team of lawyers, professional and skilled employees,, LHLegal Law Firm is confident to thoroughly solve client's needs for fraudulent appropriation of property.

You'll be able to resolve the problem more swiftly if you have legal counsel on your side. Additionally, it will support defending the rights and ideals of the accused and defendants.

If you need consulting services on property appropriation fraud in Viet Nam, Please call the hotline at 1900 2929 01 and press no. 2. You can meet with a lawyer there for guidance.

If you need to schedule a meeting with a lawyer with a lawyer at the office, please press no.7.

LHLegal offers legal advice services via the hotline, and we also receive guidance on criminal cases and fraudulent appropriation of property via email at Hoa.Le@LuatsuLH.com. Clients can directly make service requests and appointment bookings at:

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