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Vietnam tycoon given death for $12.5bn fraud (www.bangkokpost.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is there actually a way someone gets $12.5B that's not fraud in some fashion?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

The article says it was her and accomplices running proxy companies, so it wasn't just one person getting $12.5b.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Inheritance... In other words, indirect fraud.

[–] Thunderdonk4444 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is the way

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I’m all for holding robber barons accountable, but not a fan of state sanctioned murder.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Yeah I’m in the same boat. I’d rather see the assets redistributed, probably some jail time, and then strict limits and oversight on property and possessions that effectively prohibit hoarding more wealth than one could need for a comfortable living.

[–] lennybird 5 points 8 months ago

Agreed. Not a fan either, but I'm also not a fan of authoritarian states with draconian capital punishment.

Besides, screw banks.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 1 points 8 months ago

they're probably killing her so they can swoop in and take the money for themselves.