On September 17th, following a trial, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court handed down sentences to the defendants involved in the case at Asanzo Company.
The Council of Judges sentenced defendant Pham Van Tam (born in 1980; former Chairman of Asanzo’s Board of Directors) to a fine of 2 billion VND for “Tax Evasion” and 4 years and 6 months in prison for “Smuggling,” with an additional fine of 100 million VND. Both penalties are to be served concurrently.
Defendant Pham Xuan Tinh (born in 1985; former Director of Asanzo Company) received 2 years and 6 months in prison for “Tax Evasion” and an additional fine of 50 million VND.
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According to the Council of Judges, Pham Van Tam played a central role, orchestrating fraudulent imports through Sa Huynh Company and directly instructing actions to evade scrutiny by authorities. The smuggled goods discovered were valued at nearly 415 million VND.
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Additionally, from 2017 to 2019, through Asanzo Company, the defendants and their accomplices evaded over 15.7 billion VND in taxes, using illegal invoices to legitimize accounting documents, causing significant losses to the state budget.
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The Council of Judges noted that neither defendant had aggravating circumstances. Both showed sincere remorse, fully repaid the evaded taxes, and compensated for the smuggling, thus qualifying for partial mitigation of criminal liability.
In his final statement before the Council of Judges deliberated, Pham Van Tam emotionally expressed regret, stating his initial intention was to support low-income workers.
Tran Thai
– 11:34 17/09/2025
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