Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death over $12bn fraud
越南女首富张美兰因贪污巨款被判处死刑
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City for embezzling more than $12bn in the country’s largest financial fraud, state media reported.
据越南官方媒体报道，该国房地产大亨张美兰(Truong My Lan)因侵吞逾120亿美元资产而被胡志明市一家法院判处死刑。这是越南最大的一笔金融欺诈案。
Lan, 67, had committed crimes with serious consequences and with no possibility of recovering the lost funds, state media quoted the court verdict as saying on Thursday.
官方媒体周四援引法院判决书称，现年67岁的张美兰犯下的罪行造成严重后果，而损失的资金无法追回。
Lan, chair of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, was found guilty on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power following a trial that began last month.
张美兰是房地产开发商万盛发集团(Van Thinh Phat Group)原董事长。她从上月开始接受审判。她被判犯有行贿罪、贪污财产罪和违反银行经营活动有关规定。
Lan had denied the charges against her. Her lawyer did not respond to a request for comment on the sentencing.
张美兰对各项指控拒不认罪。她的律师没有回应对判决结果发表评论的请求。
