Posted by Chinenye on Fri 19th Jun, 2026 - tori.ng
Vietnamese business figure Truong My Lan is back in global attention as a collection of seized luxury assets including high end cars, yachts, designer handbags and rare collectibles heads to auction, yet the outcome is already raising uncomfortable questions.
(The Businesswomen. Photo Credit: Daily News)
Luxury items including Birkin bags belonging to a jailed Vietnamese billionaire are up for auction, but the proceeds do not cover the victims' losses.
Only a small portion of the billions owing to victims are anticipated to be recovered from the auction of a collection of expensive vehicles, designer handbags, boats, and other high-end possessions owned by imprisoned Vietnamese businessman Truong My Lan.
Lan, who was once one of the richest businesswomen in Vietnam, was sentenced to two life terms for masterminding a major fraud operation in which she and her friends reportedly embezzled over $44 billion through one of the nation's biggest banks, making it one of the worst financial scandals in history.