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Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12 billion fraud case, state media reports
Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death in Vietnam for her involvement in a .46 billion financial fraud case. Lan, the chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery, and violating banking rules. The trial was part of a crackdown on corruption led by the ruling Communist Party, resulting in the prosecution of many officials and executives. Lan and her accomplices were accused of siphoning over billion from Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank through unlawful loans to shell companies. Lan plans to appeal the verdict.