Tuesday, December 03, 2024

Death sentence upheld for female property tycoon in Vietnam — unless she pays $9 billion before execution

How fair is that? According to news reports, 85 accomplices were also indicted.

"A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multibillion-dollar fraud case — but said her life could still be spared if she paid back three quarters of the assets she embezzled.

Property developer Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted this year of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) — which prosecutors said she controlled — and sentenced to death for fraud totaling $27 billion. ..."

Death sentence upheld for property tycoon in Vietnam — unless she pays $9 billion before execution - CBS News

The second woman from the left in the first row is Truong My Lan dressed in a blue shirt


Before her trial?


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