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Death sentence upheld for Vietnamese property tycoon over fraud worth billions

The scale of the fraud, which Truong My Lan was convicted of in April, had raised concerns about the country’s economy.

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (Tran Quynh/VNExpress via AP)
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (Tran Quynh/VNExpress via AP) (Tran Quynh/AP)
By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press