Death sentence upheld for tycoon — unless she pays $9 billion

Truong My Lan was convicted of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and sentenced to death for fraud totaling $27 billion.

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Vietnam court may commute tycoon's death sentences if she repays $11 billion

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
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Truong My Lan must repay three-quarters of $12bn she embezzled from bank in a case that shocked the country. The Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against the death ...
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Real estate tycoon must pay $9 billion to avoid execution in Vietnam

A court in Vietnam upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, rejecting her appeal in a $12 billion embezzlement and bribery case.
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She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
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Death sentence upheld for tycoon — unless she pays $9 billion

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