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That's not the wildest part. She stole 6.6% of Vietnam's yearly GDP in total. That's like someone stealing $1.6 trillion USD in the US. Madoff only stole $35
by aurareturn 3y ago
That's not the wildest part.
She stole 6.6% of Vietnam's yearly GDP in total.
That's like someone stealing $1.6 trillion USD in the US. Madoff only stole $35 billion for comparison.
Some might say that the death penalty is barbaric. But I read an opinion recently on this that said death seems like a better deal for this person than a lifetime in the worst prison possible.
- aurareturn 3y agoEdit to my post above: She actually stole 10.7% ($44b) of Vietnam's yearly GDP in total. The 6.6% figure was the amount that she couldn't return. So it's like $2.7 trillion USD in the US. Stealing this proportion of a country's money by one person is simply unprecedented.
- biinui 3y agoIs there a reason she couldn't return that much? Was it already spent or locked in offshore accounts? Or given to other accomplices?
- aurareturn 3y agoWhat you just said. Some of the money left the country. Her husband was a Hong Kong businessmen. No doubt a lot of money was “lost” through there.
- mrangle 3y ago>But I read an opinion recently on this that said death seems like a better deal for this person than a lifetime in the worst prison possible. If that's the logic, then logically she should be presented with that choice. Otherwise, its a morally thin excuse (not yours but theirs).