DOJ recovers $700M in 1MDB scandal
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-10-31T18:28:00
Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman-turned-fugitive, has agreed to forfeit more than $700 million worth of assets that he and his family allegedly misappropriated from Malaysian’s sovereign-wealth fund, 1MDB.
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