Reported by Associated Press A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted on Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison, in a case that has been a centrepiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption. Truong My Lan was already convicted in April by the same Ho Chi Minh City […]

Reported by CHAVA GOURARIE The U.S. Treasury Department has renewed a program to root out money laundering in certain high-end property markets beginning Wednesday, the agency announced. Under the program administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain investment advisors and real estate brokers are required to report the real identities of buyers and […]