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🚨 Vietnamese Billionaire Sentenced to Death Seeks Sentence Reduction Through Repayment of Embezzled Funds 🚨
Truong My Lan’s Efforts to Repay Millions Amid Vietnam’s Largest Financial Fraud Case
Truong My Lan, a prominent Vietnamese real estate tycoon, has been sentenced to death for orchestrating the country's largest financial fraud, involving the embezzlement of over $12 billion. In an effort to mitigate her sentence, Lan has begun repaying portions of the stolen funds, hoping to secure a reduction in her punishment.
Repayment Strategy to Avoid Execution
According to her legal representative, Giang Hong Thanh, Lan has prioritized repaying investors and restoring misappropriated funds. Reports indicate that she has started liquidating assets and aims to recover approximately 15 trillion dong ($585 million) from bond profits. Thanh emphasized that Lan initiated repayment efforts immediately following the court’s initial ruling.
From Market Vendor to Real Estate Magnate – A Rise and Fall
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Lan began her career selling cosmetics alongside her mother in a local market. With Vietnam’s economic reforms in 1986, she transitioned into the real estate sector, eventually building a successful portfolio of hotels and restaurants. By the 1990s, she had established herself as a key figure in Vietnam’s property industry.
As the head of Van Thinh Phat Group, Lan expanded her influence within the financial sector. However, in 2024, she was arrested for orchestrating a large-scale fraud scheme involving Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB).
Legal Proceedings and Financial Fallout
In April 2024, a Vietnamese court found Lan guilty of embezzling $12.3 billion from SCB over a ten-year period through fraudulent loan applications. These loans accounted for 93% of SCB’s total lending, resulting in significant losses for thousands of investors. Although she held no official executive role at the bank, the court determined that Lan controlled over 91% of SCB’s shares through a complex network of relatives, associates, and shell companies.
The Vietnamese government intervened with a $24 billion bailout to stabilize SCB, followed by an additional $26 billion to be repaid over 15 years. Prosecutors estimated the total financial damage at approximately $27 billion—equivalent to 6% of Vietnam’s GDP in 2023.
Lan was convicted of embezzlement, money laundering, and fraudulently selling bonds worth 30 trillion dong. She was sentenced to death alongside 85 co-defendants, including former central bank officials, government representatives, and SCB executives.
Legal Appeal and Plea for Clemency
Despite submitting an appeal for leniency, Lan’s request was denied. The court cited the severity of her crimes, the extensive financial damage, and the absence of mitigating factors as grounds for upholding her sentence.
Her legal team has expanded to include four additional attorneys in preparation for upcoming appeal hearings, which are expected to continue until April 21. Alongside her, 27 co-defendants have also requested reduced sentences.
Lan’s only remaining hope for clemency lies in her ability to convince the court that repaying a portion of the stolen funds justifies reconsideration of her sentence.
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