Ho Chi Minh City, April 21, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam tycoon's jail sentence cut to 30 years in money laundering case

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2025-04-21

A Vietnamese property tycoon who was jailed for life in a $17-billion money laundering case has had her sentence cut to 30 years after she claimed what happened was "an accident". "(Truong My) Lan played the major role... (but) we also take into consideration the amount of money that Lan has spent on overcoming the consequences," judge Pham Cong Muoi said Monday following discussions earlier in the appeal about how her assets may be used to compe......

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