Two men sentenced to life for stealing US$1.5mil in cryptocurrency

Defendants in the case of stealing cryptocurrency worth US$1.5 million at the HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday. - plo.vn

HCM CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The HCM City People’s Court on May 16 sentenced two men from Danang, Ho Ngoc Tai, 34, and Tran Ngoc Hoang, 40, to life imprisonment for stealing cryptocurrency worth more than VNĐ37 billion (US$1.5 million).

The court also sentenced 14 other defendants from nine to 19 years, including two former police officers, Nguyen Quoc Dung, 43, and Nguyen Anh Tuan, 31, who received 17 years and 12 years, respectively.