Truong My Lan’s death sentence could reportedly be commuted to life in prison if she repays three-quarters of the $12 billion she was convicted of embezzling.

Summary

Vietnam’s High People’s Court upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, convicted of embezzlement and bribery in a record $12 billion fraud case.

Lan can avoid execution by returning $9 billion (three-quarters of the stolen funds), potentially reducing her sentence to life imprisonment.

Her crimes caused widespread economic harm, including a bank run and $24 billion in government intervention to stabilize the financial system.

Lan has admitted guilt but prosecutors deemed her actions unprecedentedly damaging. She retains limited legal recourse through retrial procedures.

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish
    251·
    22 hours ago

    Seriously. If she was born in the West, she’d be on the cover of Forbes and taking photos next to celebs.

    • NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      13 hours ago

      No… A closer comparison shows that she would be like Sam Bankman-Fried with a 25 year sentence and ordered to repay $11 billion. Although she probably would end up on a cover of Forbes.

      • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
        11·
        13 hours ago

        Bankman Fried didnt steal just from the people. He stole from other billionaires.

        • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
          6·
          11 hours ago

          “You didn’t just steal from people, you had to go and steal from people who had a lot of money and THAT crosses a LINE!”

          –American justice system