Jho Low

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Jho Low, Chen Zhi: Two fugitives, two ecosystems

These high-profile frauds expose an uneasy truth about financial oversight in South-east Asia

More than a decade since 1MDB exploded, the trial may yet reveal snippets about who knew what about Jho Low and his money.

Ex-Goldman, Rothschild banker stands trial to appeal 1MDB fine

The man, who can only be identified as L, was found guilty in 2022 of violating reporting obligations.

Former Wall Street Journal journalist Tom Wright in a screenshot from a livestream by Project Brazen, showing  an image of what is allegedly Jho Low's passport. The image, which came from a tip-off, suggests that Low is using the alias "Constantinos Achilles Veis" and a forged Australian passport.

Bugatti, bodyguards and a Greek alias: Journalists claim Malaysian fugitive Jho Low is living large in Shanghai

They have also shared the fresh intel with the Malaysian authorities on the suspected whereabouts of the 1MDB fugitive

Low has been accused of embezzling US$4.5 billion from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund and remains at large.

About S$164 million of 1MDB-related assets in Singapore remain seized or prohibited from disposal: Police

This includes about S$101 million linked to Malaysian fugitive Jho Low and his family

Jho Low also agreed to cooperate in the transfer to Malaysia of certain other assets located in Hong Kong, Switzerland and Singapore that are linked to 1MDB funds.

Jho Low to forfeit Warhol, Monet works in 1MDB deal with DOJ

The US Justice Department has reached a deal to recover more than US$100 million in funds, including artworks by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol, linked to the multi billion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

PetroSaudi executives Tarek Obaid (left) and Patrick Mahony will plead not guilty, their lawyers have indicated.

Trial over US$1.8 billion fraud at Malaysia’s 1MDB opens in Switzerland

TWO men accused of embezzling US$1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB went on trial in Switzerland on Tuesday (Apr 2), the latest hearings stemming from the vast multi-billion-dol...

Jasmine Loo is said to be a close associated with Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low (above), a fugitive businessman wanted for his role in the 1MDB scandal.

Ex-1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo arrested: Malaysia home minister

FORMER 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan has been arrested, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said on Wednesday (Jul 12).

The statement followed an Al Jazeera report on May 30 citing the MACC saying that Low, who’s wanted in the multibillion ringgit 1MDB scandal, is believed to be living in Macau.

Macau ‘surprised’ at Malaysian anti-graft body’s Jho Low claim

Macau’s security office said it was “very surprised and shocked” after Malaysia’s anti-graft body this week reportedly claimed the fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is hiding in the territory, continui...

Malaysian authorities have been trying for years to repatriate Jho Low, who was first charged in absentia in 2018 by a Malaysian court with eight counts of money laundering.

Billion Dollar Whale author says 1MDB suspect Jho Low under house arrest in China, not Macau

ALLEGED 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal mastermind Jho Low is suspected to be in Shanghai, said an author of the book that documented the Malaysian fugitive’s role in the financial fraud l...

Kee Kok Thiam, an associate of fugitive financier Jho Low (pictured), died in a hospital of a “sudden massive stroke” on Monday, Valen, Oh & Partners said in a statement.

Ex-aide to 1MDB fugitive Jho Low dies weeks after questioning

A FORMER aide to Malaysian fugitive Jho Low – wanted for his central role in the multi-billion dollar 1MDB corruption scandal – has died weeks after being questioned by Malaysian authorities on Low’s ...