Hanoi (AFP) - An ex-banker was sentenced to death on Friday for his role in a massive fraud case involving millions of dollars of illegal loans, in a scandal that reaches deep inside Vietnam's corruption-riddled financial system.
A co-conspirator also received life in prison in a dramatic capping of a month-long trial involving 51 bankers and businessmen -- part of an anti-corruption drive that critics say is also sweeping up political enemies of Vietnam's communist leaders.
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