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Najib pleads not guilty to 21 counts of money laundering, 4 counts of abuse of power; bail granted at RM3.5 mil
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was today hit with a total of 25 charges in court.
September 20, 2018
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Najib looking at 21 charges in third arrest this year
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will be looking a total of 21 charges against him involving US$681 million ($932.8 million) transferred into his personal bank account, said Malaysian Deputy Inspector-General of police Tan
September 20, 2018
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Najib to be charged tomorrow for RM2.6 bil in accounts
SINGAPORE (Sept 19): Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has been arrested today in connection to RM2.6 billion ($860 million) of 1MDB funds deposited into his personal account.
September 19, 2018
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Deutsche Bank executive's 1MDB role in investigators' focus
(Sept 17): Singapore authorities probing the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal are looking at the role of an outgoing senior Deutsche Bank AG executive as part of their investigations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
September 18, 2018
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Accused 1MDB mastermind Jho Low proclaims innocence on new website
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): The man accused of looting billions from Malaysian investment fund 1MDB may be missing from the public eye, but he's not keeping quiet.
September 17, 2018
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Jho Low bought Ferrari for Kim Kardashian with 1MDB money
SINGAPORE (Sept 14): Malaysian fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) allegedly gifted Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humpries a US$325,000 Ferrari using money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) accounts.
September 14, 2018
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$1.3 bil went into Najib's account, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Police said investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have revealed that US$972 million or $1.3 billion was deposited into former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s AmIslamic Bank personal account.
September 14, 2018
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Gary Cohn backed Goldman Sachs' dealings with 1MDB, book says
(Sept 14): Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President Gary Cohn backed the US bank’s dealings with embattled Malaysian state fund 1MDB while executives who questioned the transactions were sidelined, according to a new book.
September 14, 2018
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Malaysia would be lucky if able to recoup half of 1MDB funds: Lim Guan Eng
(Sept 13): Malaysia is paring expectations for how much funds it can recoup from 1MDB, with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng saying the country would be “very lucky” to get back just half.
September 13, 2018
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Najib's lawyer Muhammad Shafee pleads not guilty to money laundering charges; granted RM1 mil bail
SINGAPORE (Sept 13): Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has pleaded not guilty to two charges under Malaysia’s anti-money laundering act, for receiving RM4.3 million ($1.4 million) and RM5.2 million from former prime minister Najib Razak.
September 13, 2018