US$30m worth of 1MDB funds used to buy jewellery: US lawsuit
Kuala Lumpur
NEARLY US$30 million of funds stolen from scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was used to buy jewellery for the wife of "Malaysian Official 1", according to the latest filings by the US Justice Department in a civil lawsuit.
The filings lodged at the US District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday did not identify the individual though Malaysian and US government sources have previously confirmed that "Malaysian Official 1" refers to Prime Minister Najib Razak who is married to Rosmah Mansor.
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