Victims of Apax Leaders English school boss's $327M fraud rise to 10,123

VNExpress - Oct 12, 2026

Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, who ran English language school Apax Leaders, has been indicted for a second time, accused of fraudulently appropriating VND8.459 trillion (US$327 million) from 10,123 people, 60 more than in his first indictment.

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