Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam death row tycoon begins appeal in $17.7 bn money-laundering case

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2025-03-25

The appeal of a Vietnamese property tycoon convicted of money laundering began on Tuesday, three months after she lost a challenge against the death penalty in a separate case. Property developer Truong My Lan was found guilty in April 2024 of stealing money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and sentenced to death for fraud amounting to $27 billion. Lan appealed against that verdict and the court said there was no basis to reduce her sentence, bu......

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