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Tim Leissner allegedly orchestrated Goldman Sachs Malaysia 1MDB theft

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According to prosecutors, Ng and Leissner allegedly enabled Low to embezzle funds from 1MDB. The scheme required millions in bribes. And in exchange, they received millions in kickbacks.

High-flying lifestyle crashes

Bradley Hope co-authored “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Walled Street, Hollywood and the World” describes the high-level heist. And Jho Low’s high-flying lifestyle.

This is a story of the excesses of a global elite. The 1MDB wealth fund became the vehicle for the biggest criminal enterprise on the planet. And Jho Low, a young Chinese-Malaysian managed to get control of billions of dollars. 

The playboy entrepreneur paid celebrities like Megan Fox and Leonardo DiCaprio to attend his parties. He flew them in on a private jet. 

“Nobody knew he was doing the things he was doing or the full extent of it,” Hope said, referring specifically to the Jho Low caper.

Hope also talks about Leissner. And says he was not surprised that Leissner pulled it off. “People like Tim know how to control themselves. They are good chameleons.”

 “He married Kimora and needed to present a richer personality. He couldn’t be a banker. He had to be a rich guy with his own yacht,” Hope told The New York Post.

Kimora’s ex-husband is Russell Simmons, millionaire co-founder of Def Jam Records and the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. He is suing his ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Leissner, claiming his personal shares in energy drink company Celsius Energy Drink company were “fraudulently” used for Leissner's bail. And his for legal fees. 

Leissner and Kimora, now estranged, deny the charges.

Goldman is reportedly in talks with the Justice Department. There is talk of more charges for violations of the US bribery laws. And they may have to pay over $2 billion. And clear up allegations that at least one of its bankers was aware that Jho Low was involved in the 1MDB bond deals.

Jho Low remains a fugitive. 

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