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Roger Ng gets prison delay to assist in Malaysia’s 1MDB probe
Ng, a Malaysian national, was supposed to begin serving his sentence on Oct 6.
October 06, 2023
Anti-money laundering
MAS reports $7.1 mil in penalties for anti-money laundering breaches from January 2022 to June
This is MAS’s fourth enforcement report, which details action taken high profile cases such as Three Arrow Capital and others.
September 21, 2023
1MDB Watch
MAS bans former Goldman Sachs (Singapore) MD Roger Ng for life
The prohibition orders from MAS took effect from Sept 5.
September 05, 2023
1MDB Watch
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng gets 10 Years over 1MDB scandal
Ng had asked for leniency.
March 10, 2023
1MDB Watch
1MDB banker Leissner warned by feng shui master that trouble lay ahead
The issues identified by the master included trouble with authorities and the women in his life.
March 02, 2022
1MDB Watch
Goldman's Asian unit fined US$350 mil by Hong Kong over 1MDB scandal
In all, Goldman Sachs may pay roughly US$5 billion once accords are tallied.
October 22, 2020
1MDB Watch
Goldman to pay more than $2.71 bil in US Department of Justice’s 1MDB probe
In all, Goldman Sachs may pay US$5 billion once accords with Malaysia, the Justice Department and other agencies are tallied.
October 20, 2020
1MDB Watch
Najib's guilty verdict seen to strengthen Malaysia PM's hopes of staying in power
The guilty verdict against former Malaysian PM Najib Razak in the first trials of the 1MDB scandal could strengthen the current government
July 29, 2020
1MDB Watch
Ex-Coutts banker on trial after failing to stop S$997.4 mil transfer from 1MDB to Jho Low
Switzerland is holding its first trial into whether a local banker failed to stop a US$700 million (S$997.4 million) transfer into an account controlled by Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal.
May 26, 2020
Malaysia
US returns US$300 mil Jho Low-linked funds to Malaysia
While Low has denied wrongdoing, he and his family last year dropped their defense of the forfeiture lawsuits that have been pending in federal court in Los Angeles, which has allowed the government to seize more than US$700 million in assets.
April 15, 2020