Vietnam court says it could commute tycoon’s death sentences in fraud case if she repays $11 billion
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Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, 67, was convicted in April of embezzlement and bribery amounting to $12.5 billion, equivalent to 3% of the country’s GDP.
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Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, 67, was convicted in April of embezzlement and bribery amounting to $12.5 billion, equivalent to 3% of the country’s GDP.
Real estate mogul Truong My Lan was convicted of bribery and embezzlement totalling up to $12 billion. Her crimes had major repercussions for the Vietnamese economy.
A court in Vietnam has upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some $11 billion.
A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multi-billion dollar fraud case -- but said her life could still be spared
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was upheld Tuesday in Vietnam’s largest fraud case, the scale of which had raised concerns about the country’s economy. She had been convicted in April of embezzlement and bribery over the fraud amounting to $12.
A court in Vietnam has upheld the death penalty for property tycoon Truong My Lan. This follows her April conviction for embezzlement and bribery amounting to $12.5 billion, equivalent to 3% of the country’s GDP.
