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Vina forex cartel accused 'ripped off' customers and deserve jail, Australian prosecutor says

By Laurel Henning ( February 4, 2022, 02:29 GMT | Insight) -- An Australian criminal-cartel prosecution linked to family-run Vina Money Transfer has seen federal prosecutors recommend that the three individuals who have entered guilty pleas in the case be imprisoned. In a second day of plea hearings today, the prosecution said that imprisonment was the only sentencing that was appropriate for the individuals involved in the foreign-exchange cartel, because they had “ripped off” customers. However, Robinson said that if the judge were to release Van Ngoc Le, his son Tony Le and Khai Van Tran, the prosecution wouldn’t view that as grounds for appeal.An Australian criminal-cartel prosecution linked to family-run Vina Money Transfer has seen federal prosecutors recommend that the three individuals who have entered guilty pleas in the case be imprisoned....

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