Former HCMC cop charged with extortion in prostitution scam
A former police officer in Ho Chi Minh City has been charged with fraud and appropriation of property for allegedly pocketing $67,000 in protection money from a restaurant owner involved in prostitution. The owner faces charges of procuring prostitution and bribery.
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