Vietnamese Businesswoman Sentenced to Death; Florida Woman Gets Life for Murder

A court in Ho Chi Minh City has upheld the death sentence of Truong My Lan, the former head of a real estate company involved in Vietnam's largest financial scandal, which resulted in a $27 billion fraud. The judges ruled that if she repays $9 billion, representing 75% of the embezzled funds, her death sentence could be commuted to life imprisonment. The scandal has led to significant public outrage and highlighted issues within Vietnam's banking sector, prompting a government anti-corruption campaign. Meanwhile, in Florida, Sarah Boone has been sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., whom she locked in a suitcase, leading to his suffocation. Boone claimed it was a game gone wrong, but evidence showed she taunted him while he pleaded for help. Her defense argued she was a victim of domestic abuse, but the court found her actions intentional.