Chu Nap Kee, husband of Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sits in court to wait for her verdict for his involvement in Lan's case in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VnExpress via AP)

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan sits in court to wait for her verdict on fraud, money laundering and illegal cross-border money transferring in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VnExpress via AP)

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, center, sits in court to wait for her verdict on fraud, money laundering and illegal cross-border money transferring in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VnExpress via AP)

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, center, is escorted to a trial for her verdict on fraud, money laundering and illegal cross-border money transferring in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VNExpress via AP)

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan sits in court to wait for her verdict on fraud, money laundering and illegal cross-border money transferring in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VnExpress via AP)

Truong Hue Van, niece of Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sits in court to wait for her verdict for her involvement in Lan's case in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Quynh Tran/VNExpress via AP)