Trial of a woman for concealing 835 billion dong in revenue from selling luxury goods including Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and diamonds. In roughly five years, she sold diamonds and Louis Vuitton and Hermes bags online. The defendant, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, 37, is charged with concealing revenue of 835 billion dong. On July 2, 2026, the People’s Court of Hanoi’s District 2 opened a first-instance trial of Huong (37, resident of Cau Giay) and Ngo Quoc Phu (born 1996, resident of Bao Loc, Lam Dong) and To Lan Phuong (born 1981, resident of Giang Vo, Hanoi) for the charge of “Tax evasion.” The indictment states that from 2020 Huong ran a business selling used goods including bags, watches, diamonds, clothing, and accessories from world-famous brands such as Versace, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Hermes on the social network Facebook. The goods were listed for sale on an account named "Hycloset new things by hy" created by Huong. During the business, Huong did not register a business nor a business account with the tax authority, but used her and her husband’s personal bank accounts to receive payments. When selling, Huong employed staff to perform tasks such as checking, replying to customer messages, creating sales orders, packing, inventory, and data entry into Kiot Viet software to manage and track sales revenue. On July 9, 2025, a search of Huong’s residence led to the seizure of $17,900 and more than VND 12 million, plus an 86-page asset document folder and various items, including bags and accessories. According to sales data collected from Huong’s computer, the revenue from 2020 to June 2025 (as discovered by tax authorities) totaled nearly 835 billion dong. The goods Huong sold are shown. Forensic conclusions indicate Huong did not declare actual revenue, did not pay value-added tax, and did not pay personal income tax, causing state budget losses of 12.5 billion dong (with VAT losses over 8.3 billion and PIT losses about 4.2 billion). After the case was discovered, Huong’s husband surrendered 12.2 billion dong to the authorities to mitigate the case’s consequences. During extended investigation, police also found that two defendants Ngo Quoc Phu and To Lan Phuong repeatedly sold goods to Huong without declaring taxes. The prosecution accuses total evasion for Phu at 433 million dong and for Phuong at 157 million dong; they voluntarily surrendered these sums to the authorities to mitigate the consequences. As for Huong’s husband and the workers employed by Huong, investigators say they did not participate in tax declarations and were simply workers packing and transporting goods under Huong’s direction; investigators did not pursue further action against them. Hoang An
