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flag Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan fails to overturn her life sentence in a $17.7B money laundering case.

flag Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan, sentenced to death for a $27 billion fraud, failed to overturn her sentence. flag Now, she is appealing a life sentence in a separate trial where she was convicted of $17.7 billion in money laundering and other crimes. flag The court found Lan controlled Saigon Commercial Bank through family and staff, causing fraud equivalent to 6% of Vietnam's 2023 GDP. flag Thirty-three others were also sentenced, with 28 planning to appeal.

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