The Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic, Smuggling, and Environmental Crimes (PC03) of Ho Chi Minh City Police has issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, and issue an arrest warrant to temporarily detain Trinh Thanh Duc (rapper Lil Ken) and Nguyen Thi Lan (born in 1998, residing in Binh Tan District, Duc's ex-wife) for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
According to the initial investigation results, Nguyen Thi Lan colluded with Trinh Thanh Duc to provide false information that she had extensive relationships and knew many people in high positions, and could help T.N.H.A (born in 1998, Lan's high school friend), contact the Criminal Police Department - Ministry of Public Security (C02) to pay compensation on behalf of H.A, because H.A was being investigated for fraud and property appropriation.
After receiving the amount of 1.8 billion VND from H.A, the subjects used it all for personal use. Department PC03 of Ho Chi Minh City Police Department requests that anyone who is a victim of rapper Trinh Thanh Duc and Nguyen Thi Lan urgently report it.
Rapper Lil Ken was born in 1996, is a famous face in the underground music scene in Vietnam, and has collaborated with many famous artists.
In 2023, rapper Lil Ken signed up for Rap Viet season 3 but was eliminated early. In Rap Viet season 4, the organizers posted pictures of Lil Ken during the casting in Hanoi but Lil Ken did not pass the audition round.
Lil Ken has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media platforms. This rapper has released songs such as "Tu khuc sau", "Tien ban", "Loi ba giao", "Nho mot nguoi lang", "Qua qua la noi dau"...
In addition to rapping, Lil Ken also produces music with the 93NewG team and livestreams to sell products. This rapper often interacts with rappers KaiSoul, TVK, Queen B, singer Hana Cam Tien... and contributes his voice to many colleagues' products.
The rapper regularly posts photos of himself performing at bars and entertainment venues, driving expensive cars, and using luxury branded items. On his TikTok channel with more than 325,000 subscribers, Lil Ken builds an image of a successful, "powerful" rapper in the industry, who knows many famous businessmen and singers.
In recent days, Lil Ken's Facebook has been flooded with criticism and condemnation from many viewers.
