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Ex-Goldman banker wasn't even at key 1MDB meetings, witness says
"Please don’t tell Roger about our meeting with the friend."
March 25, 2022
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Ex-Goldman Roger Ng's wife was a 'co-conspirator,' US argues
Roger Ng's wife "participated, at a minimum, in a conspiracy to launder criminal proceeds."
March 20, 2022
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Jho Low was an US$87 million Vegas "whale" at late-night baccarat table
"He was extremely extravagant; he had requests that were parallel to none."
March 18, 2022
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Tim Leissner said Goldman's job wasn't due diligence
"Tim Leissner basically said, 'Due diligence is not Goldman's responsibility -- it’s BSI's"
March 17, 2022
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Jho Low stole US$1.42 billion from Goldman 1MDB deals, FBI agent says
The agent's testimony was first time US has detailed how those involved in the 1MDB deals were paid.
March 15, 2022
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Ex-Goldman compliance executive says Ng 'advised caution' with Jho Low
A compliance panel spent six months trying to vet Jho Low and in the end rejected him as a client in June 2010
March 11, 2022
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Ex-Goldman banker trial reveals greed, graft from 1MDB scheme
Tim Leissner was recounting troubling behaviour going on for years at Goldman that would make a compliance officer’s skin crawl.
February 27, 2022
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Sheikh wouldn't 'get out of bed' for less than US$100 million, Leissner says
"Bribes had to be paid to make it happen."
February 25, 2022
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Blankfein meeting was to get Najib kids Goldman jobs, 1MDB jury told
In the end, Leissner just helped get Najib’s daughter a job at TPG.
February 23, 2022
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Leissner says lover blackmailed him into buying US$10 million home
"Pretty much everybody in our Southeast Asia territory knew it."
February 23, 2022