Trương Mỹ Lan
Trương Mỹ Lan is a Vietnamese businesswoman. She is the founder and chairwoman of the board of directors of Van Thinh Phat Group. Truong My Lan's family is one of the richest families in Vietnam.[1][2][3] Her husband Eric Chu Nap Kee is a businessman in the real estate sector in Hong Kong.[2] She is of Shantou, Guangdong heritage.[4]
Lawsuit
Trương was arrested on 6 October 2022.[5] According to the Vietnamese government, she was accused of using 916 fake loan applications to appropriate more than 304 trillion dong ($12.5 billion) from Saigon Commercial Bank,[6] of which she owned more than 90 percent of the shares, from 9 February 2018 to 7 October 2022. She will stand trial at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court for embezzlement, bribery, and violating banking regulations.[7]
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