FROM:
Stephen Gibbons, Assistant District Attorney
Scott Tsui, Deputy District Attorney
Major Fraud Unit
(408) 792-2804 For release on March 29, 2004 NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 – 1:30 P.M.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SUPERMARKET OPERATORS CHARGED WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION FRAUD, PAYROLL AND INCOME TAX EVASION IN MAJOR UNDERGROUND ECONOMY CASE Hung (a.k.a. Henry) Chan Ly, age 53, Ly’s wife, Hung Kien Vuong, 56, and Ing Che Lee, 54, all who reside in San Jose, were arrested today for multiple felonies in a major underground economy case involving violations of the workers ’ compensation law, as well as payroll and income tax evasion. Dale Banda, the Chief of the Fraud Division for the California Department of Insurance, Jose Millan, the Deputy Secretary for Labor Enforcement, Patrick Hill, Public Affairs Officer with the Franchise Tax Board and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m. today in the District Attorney’s Office at 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA in the 3rd Floor Conference Room. A more detailed press release with handouts will be issued at conference time and questions will be answered then. ###