Vietnamese tycoon must find $9bn to avoid death penalty after appeal fails

She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.

Vietnamese tycoon faces scramble to raise billions to avoid death sentence

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 ...
The Guardian - 23h
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.
NBC News - 21h
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.
CBS News - 18h
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
ABC News - 16h
Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef's appeal, but they are too damaged to eat

A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van has ended in disappointment
ABC News - 6h
Ex-paddleboard firm owner in court after deaths

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after four people died.
BBC News - 21h