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Vietnam auctions tycoon's luxury bags to recoup $27B damages

Vietnam is auctioning luxury goods, including Hermes handbags and cars, belonging to disgraced tycoon Truong My Lan. These sales are part of an effort to recoup the US$27 billion in damages she was ordered to pay after being convicted of embezzling US$12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank. One gemstone-embellished Hermes bag sold for over 11.6 billion dong, significantly exceeding its starting price. AI

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Vietnam auctions tycoon's luxury bags to recoup $27B damages

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Bloomberg ·

    Vietnam sells disgraced tycoon’s Hermes bags to recoup US$27 billion in damages

    Vietnam auctioned off two Hermes handbags owned by real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, convicted in the nation’s largest fraud case, for 14.21 billion dong (US$539,000) as efforts to claw back billions of dollars in ill-gotten wealth accelerate. The government is auditing assets ow…