Death row tycoon faces new fraud charges over billions


A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in a US$27bil fraud case will face a second trial for fraud and money laundering this month, state media said.

Truong My Lan, chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, was found guilty in April of swindling cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over a decade in one of the biggest corruption cases in history.

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