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    Malaysia's Former PM Najib Razak Begins Trial On 1MDB Slush-Fund Charges

    It's the first court case for Najib related to broader allegations involving the misuse of billions of dollars. Much of that money was raised by the U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, which also faces charges.
    by Bill Chappell Apr 03, 2019 3 minutes
    Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, leaves court in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday — the first day in his trial over charges that he used a slush fund to put millions of dollars into his own accounts.

    Updated at 10:33 a.m. ET

    Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is on trial in a wide-ranging corruption case, accused of siphoning millions of dollars from a state investment fund called 1MDB. Najib's trial began Wednesday, nearly a year after he was voted out of office.

    Najib, 65, has insisted he is innocent, saying he didn't improperly enrich himself during the decade in which he jointly served as Malaysia's prime minister and finance minister. But prosecutors say those dual

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