Hanoi, Nov. 4 -- Prosecutors on November 4 proposed a life sentence for Pho Duc Nam, also known as Mr Pips, for "fraudulent appropriation of property" and 11-12 years in prison for "money laundering", with the combined sentence amounting to life imprisonment, at his first-instance trial. They presented their indictment and sentencing recommendations for all 188 defendants, including Nam, born in 1994 and residing in Tam Thang ward, Ho Chi Minh City. The defendants are charged with "fraudulent appropriation of property", "money laundering", "harbouring or trading in property acquired through crime" and "tax evasion". For the same two offences, Le Khac Ngo, known as Mr Hunter, faces a proposed life sentence for "fraudulent appropriation of ...