Dear 'Bro': US says zelig of the good life pulled 1MDB strings
A series of US Justice Department civil filings on Wednesday detail for the first time what allegedly happened after Malaysia launched 1MDB.
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HOW could billions of dollars meant for economic development find its way past bank watchdogs and end up paying for paintings, mansions and a stake in a Hollywood movie?
It starts, according to US prosecutors, with a Malaysian financier named Low Taek Jho, who calls his Goldman Sachs Inc banker "Bro" and parties in Las Vegas with Leonardo DiCaprio.
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