Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, 37, was charged with tax evasion along with two of her suppliers, 30-year-old Ngo Quoc Phu and 45-year-old To Lan Phuong, according to an indictment recently issued by the Hanoi People’s Procuracy.
From 2020 until she was discovered by tax authorities in June 2025, Huong ran an unregistered e-commerce business selling pre-owned goods including handbags, watches, diamonds, clothing and accessories bearing luxury brands such as Versace, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Hermes, according to the indictment.
She allegedly listed the goods on a Facebook page named “Hycloset – New things by hy”, which she set up, and received payments through personal bank accounts belonging to her and her husband.
She hired eight employees to handle tasks including responding to customers, processing orders, packing, checking inventory and delivery.
Police reading an arrest warrant to Nguyen Thi Thu Huong (R) in Hanoi, July 2025. Photo courtesy of Hanoi police |
Police had earlier raided her residence and seized over $18,000 in cash, an 86-page document listing assets and real estate, as well as handbags and other accessories.
Data found on her laptop showed she had earned VND835 billion in revenues over five years and six months from 2020.
The prosecution claims her business did not declare or pay taxes, evading VND8.3 billion in value-added tax and VND4.1 billion in personal income tax.
Huong’s husband has submitted VND12.2 billion in restitution in her stead.
 |
Luxury goods offered for sale by Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, a woman in Hanoi, during a livestream session. Photo by Hycloset |
The two suppliers, Phu and Phuong, were identified based on transaction records from bank accounts Huong used to receive and make payments for goods.
The prosecution said that since 2021, Phu had been purchasing pre-owned goods such as clothing, footwear and branded handbags from various individuals on social media, then reselling them to Huong.
To facilitate sales and conceal his identity and revenue, Phu allegedly used a Facebook account under his daughter’s name for advertisement and repeatedly sold more than VND28.8 billion worth of goods to Huong without declaring taxes.
Phuong similarly sold goods totaling VND10.5 billion to Huong without declaring taxes.
As a result, the prosecution alleged that Phu evaded VND433 million in taxes and Phuong VND157 million. Both defendants have voluntarily paid the amounts to police.
Comments are closed.