Former Ocean Bank chief arrested for economic fraud

A senior banker was arrested on January 28 for alleged economic frauds.
A senior banker was arrested on January 28 for alleged economic frauds.

NguyenMinh Thu, 42, former CEO and Chairwoman of the Ocean Commercial JointStock Bank was arrested following orders of the Hanoi Supreme People'sProcuracy, police told local media.

Thu was alleged to beinvolved in a big fraud case which has so far resulted in the policearrest of Ha Van Tham, the former Chairman and Nguyen Van Hoan, theformer Deputy CEO and former member of the credit council at the OceanBank, who have also been accused of violating the rules governing thecredit institution.-VNA

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