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A Heist Like No Other

1MDB, one of the biggest kleptocracy scandals in history, contains stuff Hollywood movies are made of.

Former Malaysian PM, Najib Razak, is in jail on corruption charges. At least some of those charges relate to what is known as the 1MDB scandal. Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs star who led its investment banking business in Asia, is facing charges in Malaysia that could put him behind bars for up to 10 years. Meanwhile, the man at the centre of l'affaire 1MDB, Low Taek Jho (known as Low Jho), is a fugitive who releases

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