Ex-Goldman banker convicted of FCPA violations in 1MDB case
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Kyle Brasseur2022-04-08T20:34:00
Roger Ng, one of the central figures of the Goldman Sachs 1MDB scandal, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and commit money laundering.
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