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Malaysian ex-PM Najib guilty on all charges in first 1MDB trial
AFP, Published on 28/07/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ex-leader Najib Razak was found guilty on Tuesday in his first trial over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, two years after the fraud contributed to the downfall of his long-ruling government.
Malaysian ex-PM Najib to learn fate in first 1MDB trial
AFP, Published on 26/07/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court will hand down its verdict in Najib Razak's first corruption trial on Tuesday, nearly 16 months after it began probing the former prime minister's role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
Global shares mixed, SET gains on lockdown easing
Business, Published on 16/05/2020
» Recap: Global stock markets ended the week on a mixed note as investors digested Donald Trump's remark about cutting ties with China over the Covid-19 pandemic. Local shares, however, were buoyed by the confirmation of eased lockdown measures starting tomorrow.
Malaysia drops 1MDB case against ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer
Published on 14/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a $248-million money laundering case against a producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, citing a deal for an undisclosed amount of funds to be paid to the government.
Hollywood producer charged in Malaysia over 1MDB scandal
AFP, Published on 05/07/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and stepson of the country's disgraced ex-leader was Friday charged with illegally receiving almost $250 million from state fund 1MDB.
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer held in 1MDB scandal
New York Times, Published on 05/07/2019
» Hollywood producer Riza Aziz, stepson of the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was arrested in Malaysia on Thursday and will face money-laundering charges in a long-running scandal over billions of dollars in missing government funds.
Malaysian scandal spreads to US
Associated Press, Published on 01/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Thursday charged a fugitive Malaysian financier in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions of dollars from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development projects in that country.
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib appears in court on graft charges
AFP, Published on 04/07/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in court Wednesday to face charges he embezzled millions of dollars of public money, in a stunning fall from grace for a national leader.
Former Malaysian PM Najib arrested over huge graft probe
AFP, Published on 03/07/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators Tuesday, officials said, the latest dramatic development in a widening graft probe that has engulfed the ex-leader.
Malaysia freezes 408 bank accounts in 1MDB probe
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has frozen more than 400 bank accounts as part of a probe into a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, a task force said on Monday, as the stepson of former prime minister Najib Razak was summoned for questioning.