What to know about Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death in fraud case

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in one of the country's largest financial fraud cases in history. Property developer Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday for swindling cash from one of Vietnam's largest banks for over a decade. Lan denied the charges and blamed her subordinates. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.

[Leo-zv]

In America she would have got house arrest a movie and book deal. you become a star on wall st.

[CraigerAce]

In the US financial crimes are grossly under reported, not prosecuted, and under sentenced. It’s truly a Bankster’s Paradise. Peace. Out.

[robtarqs]

Imagine how many people are doing this all over the world everyday ?!

[infinitepower]

Why can’t this happen in the us with all these frauds

[spiritualpath]

could you imagine if they did that to corporate america we would have no more corporations

[TheMercilessEye]

So where's the missing $12.5 billion? It obviously wasn't spent on a face lift...

[hmooblauj]

😂😂😂...she be senator if it's in the US

[NTNT.]

This is Vietnam, it's always different. Goodness always wins over evil and in Vietnam morality is more important than money! Advise criminals not to touch Vietnam

[reprovedcandy]

Anyone else suddenly notice how strict our countries laws are for every single crime EXCEPT financial fraud?

[dwong]

America definitely needs stiffer penalities like this.

Imagine …
Give back multi millions to billions or death.

Obviously people are gonna give that money back

[calebtshik]

My beloved Africa needs these laws but that’ll be labeled tyranny and an outcry for sanctions 🤷🏾‍♂️

[jondavis]

I'm guessing she is the Ghislaine Maxwell of finances in Vietnam.

[EricDaMAJ]

I want to know how we can get our corrupt politicians and business leaders get the same penalty in the US.

[thetruthserum]

27 Billion for a bank heist; Maybe the USA needs to implement the DP option for "extreme theft"... It would definitely be a deterrent.

[scottcates]

Vietnam could have literally solved many of its domestic problems with the money she stole. Once again, the people lost and greed won.

[Imjustacatlady]

I love that Vietnam is setting an example out of her.

[buckjohnnie]

Need accountability like THIS around the whole business world.

[RoyalKnightVIII]

Imagine if even a fraction of this was done in the USA?

[fromthegroundup_]

THEY SHOULD IMPLEMENT THESE TYPE OF LAWS IN AMERICA!!!!

[mylamberfeeties]

A decade? She said her employees were stealing the money, yet she was the only one living large? 🤔 COME ON! its like people who do these crimes do not spend any amount of time thinking about what to say or do when they get caught.