Southeast Asia Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in country’s biggest ever financial fraud

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Source: https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiamh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMTEvdmlldG5hbWVzZS1wcm9wZXJ0eS10eWNvb24tc2VudGVuY2VkLXRvLWRlYXRoLWluLWZpbmFuY2lhbC1mcmF1ZC1jYXNlLmh0bWzSAW5odHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS9hbXAvMjAyNC8wNC8xMS92aWV0bmFtZXNlLXByb3BlcnR5LXR5Y29vbi1zZW50ZW5jZWQtdG8tZGVhdGgtaW4tZmluYW5jaWFsLWZyYXVkLWNhc2UuaHRtbA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

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• The Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death on Thursday for her involvement in the country's biggest ever financial fraud case, state media reported.
• Lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and violating banking rules around lending.
• The case is part of a wider anti-corruption crackdown by Vietnam's ruling Communist party.