Justice Department to recover more than $49M involving 1MDB
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-05-07T15:18:00
The Department of Justice reached a settlement to recover more than $49 million in assets associated with the international money laundering and bribery scheme involving Malaysia’s state development fund 1MDB.
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