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submitted 3 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah but what they are going to do is make sure they get those protections back. They aren't going to get better.

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 3 weeks ago

Then sentence more of them as necessary. Im all for sweeping changes but we're not getting them. Convincing America to kill someone seems way more likely to me.

[-] crank0271@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

You didn't hear it from me, but I heard that billionaire skipped the fare on the subway...

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Shit, that's peanuts. Every single billionaire worldwide wakes up every single day, and actively chooses to murder people. I'm not being hyperbolic.

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