Is this penalty too harsh? For a while, glamorous Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan must have felt like the most powerful woman in the world. Some think she deserves her comeuppance.
Sentenced to death for looting £35 billion
Condemned: Property tycoon Truong My Lan, 67, illegally controlled a Vietnamese bank. Glossary
Wily - Clever and crafty.
Prestigious - Highly respected.
Heists - A robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen.
Audacious - Bold.
Contentious - Controversial, likely to cause an argument.
White collar - Relating to work done in an office or another professional space.
Misdeeds - Wicked or illegal acts.
Predatory - Something that preys on others.
Endemic - Common to a particular place or community.
Egregious - Noticeably bad.