Goldman Sachs is settling with Malaysia, whose sovereign-wealth fund was looted in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund better known as 1MDB, to the tune of more than $2.5 billion. It’s the latest episode in the long-running saga of 1MDB, the fugitive financier Jho Low, and the New York City-based multinational… Read More >>
DoJ Returns $300M in Fraud Proceeds to Malaysia
The U.S. Department of Justice has returned approximately $300 million to Malaysia, money that was misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, and laundered through financial institutions in America and several other states, including Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg. One person at the center of the money-laundering scandal was Low Taek Jho, aka… Read More >>
Goldman Sachs to Fight Malaysia’s Criminal Charges
Goldman Sachs is vowing to fight new charges stemming from a scandal in Malaysia involving the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund that Malaysian government officials were hoping to use toward the development of infrastructure projects. The sprawling case involves authorities beyond the Malaysian government as the U.S. Department of Justice early last month charged… Read More >>
