Ex-president of Vietnamese support center gets life sentence for scamming 1,000 people
The defendants scammed more than 1,000 victims and appropriated over US$2 million
The defendants scammed more than 1,000 victims and appropriated over US$2 million
The People’s Court in Dak Nong Province conducted the trial of 23 defendants on Wednesday
Another defendant was condemned to life in prison for the same offense
The 29-year-old was caught transporting and storing over 4.5 kilograms of narcotics
She scammed 15 people and appropriated VND44 billion (US$1.9 million)
The victim’s mother was sentenced to life in prison for her role in the crime
Two were condemned to death, one to life in prison, while twenty-six other defendants were given up to 16 years behind bars for murdering and resisting on-duty officers
They bought four kilograms of meth and intended to resell the stimulant for profit
Nguyen Bac Son, former communications minister, was previously sentenced to life in prison for receiving US$3 million in bribes
He murdered the victim before taking off with his motorbike and gold necklace