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Vietnam tycoon facing death sentence might encounter new charges, state media claims

Vietnam tycoon facing death sentence might encounter new charges, state media claims

Truong My Lan accused of illegal $4.5bn transfer in the latest development of Vietnam’s largest fraud case.

A Vietnamese real estate magnate who was condemned to death for her involvement in the nation’s largest fraud case is now facing additional accusations, including money laundering.

According to state media on Thursday, police discovered that Truong My Lan, leader of the development company Van Thinh Phat, illegally transferred around $4.5 billion in and out of the country.

The Ministry of Public Security suggested the prosecution of Lan for money laundering, fraudulent property appropriation, and illicit currency transfer, reported the state-run Thanh Nien newspaper.

In April, Lan received a death sentence after being convicted of embezzlement, bribery, and violations of banking laws during a prominent trial in Ho Chi Minh City.

From 2012 to 2022, Lan, 67, was found to have unlawfully influenced Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) to funnel funds via numerous phantom companies.

Her husband, Hong Kong billionaire Eric Chu Nap Kee, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the scheme.

Lan, who has refuted the allegations, has appealed against her death penalty.

Prosecutors claim that the scheme caused damages amounting to $27 billion, which is approximately 6 percent of the nation’s economy.

Lan is one of the highest-profile individuals caught in the anticorruption drive known as Blazing Furnace.

Since its initiation in 2016, the campaign has intensified, leading to the resignations of two presidents and the disciplining or imprisonment of hundreds of officials.

Source: ALJAZEERA
Source: ALJAZEERA

ALJAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK

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