CrimeDisgraced Vietnamese tycoon repays $310m debt for reduced sentence
Appeal trial for Truong My Lan's life sentence set to conclude this month
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan attends a court hearing in an appeal against her death sentence in a financial fraud case, in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 3, 2024. © AP
HANOI -- Disgraced Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan has repaid 8 trillion dong ($310 million), equating to a quarter of the funds involved in her fraud case defrauding bondholders, and could see her life sentence reduced, state-run Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.