Tag Archives: Viet business

Viet businessman nets 3 years in tax bribery case

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese businessman from Louisiana was caught in a wide-ranging tax bribery investigation and has been sentenced to 3 years in prison and ordered to pay almost $100,000 in restitution, reports the Advocate here. Grocery store owner Khoa Dinh “James” … Continue reading →

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Viet woman guilty of multi-million investment fraud

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Bolsavik

In a perverse case of life imitating art badly, a Viet woman has pleaded guilty to taking millions in investor money and gambling it all away in high-stake casino games, reports the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune here. The government, however, apparently … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese-American National Gala taking place now

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Bolsavik

The binnual Vietnamese-American National Gala – an event that has the cleverly coined which means “gold” in Vietnamese – is taking place in Beverly Hills this week-end. This year marks the 5th VANG (website here), a gathering of the young … Continue reading →

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Viet sentenced to 5 years, $12 million for mislabeling fish

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese man from Virginia accused of falsely labeling imported fish has been sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $12 million in unpaid duties, reports Courthouse News Service … Continue reading →

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Seven Viets arrested in chiropractic kickback sting

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

Twelve defendants mostly chiropractors, including seven with identifiable Vietnamese names, have been charged in an undercover sting operation where the D.A.’s investigators pretended to be a crooked law firm that offered to split patient fees with the chiropratic offices, according … Continue reading →

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VHN-TV: Quoc Thai vs Bruce Tran, redux

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

Almost four months after the dispute over VHN-TV was thought to be over, another lawsuit has been filed, one more time pitting Thomas T. Nguyen, better known as Quoc Thai the entertainer and radio personality, against his nemesis Bruce Tran, … Continue reading →

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Viet doctor from Florida vindicated in pill-mill case

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American physician from Florida – best known in the Viet community for something else – who was wrongfully arrested on false charges of unauthorized delivery of controlled substances – a “pill mill” charge – can sue the United States of America, … Continue reading →

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Viet nail salon workers tell of abuses by state inspectors

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Bolsavik

Abusive, unlawful and harassing conduct by inspectors employed by the California Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology were so rampant, attendants at the nail salon town hall overwhelmed the state officials on the panel with complaints. The town hall meeting took … Continue reading →

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