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Vietnamese Property Tycoon Sentenced to Death in Historic Fraud Case

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-22T12:08:40.581578+05:30

- 68-year-old Vietnamese businesswoman, Jung M Lang, sentenced to death for embezzlement, bribery, and banking violations. - Her fraud case, involving over $122 billion, is one of the largest ever recorded. - Lang's real estate company, VTP, allegedly used a network of over a thousand businesses to secure loan deals and withdraw money. - The case has caused shockwaves in Vietnam's business community and is part of a wider anti-corruption campaign. - Critics argue the campaign has slowed decision-making and led to bureaucratic paralysis, but it hasn't deterred foreign investment. Source: [Bloomberg](https://youtu.be/fKrXheAINcU)

68-year-old Vietnamese businesswoman, Jung M Lang, sentenced to death for embezzlement, bribery, and banking violations.
Her fraud case, involving over $122 billion, is one of the largest ever recorded.
Lang's real estate company, VTP, allegedly used a network of over a thousand businesses to secure loan deals and withdraw money.
The case has caused shockwaves in Vietnam's business community and is part of a wider anti-corruption campaign.
Critics argue the campaign has slowed decision-making and led to bureaucratic paralysis, but it hasn't deterred foreign investment.

Source: Bloomberg

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