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

submitted 7 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 27 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

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

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Inheritance... In other words, indirect fraud.

[–] Nia_The_Cat@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Stick a real credit card in one of these bad boys (if image doesn't load it's one of those toy monopoly credit card things)

[–] Thunderdonk4444@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is the way

[–] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 11 points 7 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@lemmy.world 4 points 7 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@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

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

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Your typical victim of communism.