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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, alleged mastermind of 1MDB scandal, seeks Trump pardon: report
The request is listed as pending, and the 1MDB scheme allegedly siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, officials said.
- On Tuesday, fugitive financier Jho Low submitted a pardon application to the Justice Department, seeking clemency from President Donald Trump after being ordered to serve a two-year prison term in February.
- Federal prosecutors allege Low orchestrated a scheme siphoning at least $4.5 billion from Development Berhad, a fraud that toppled the Malaysian government and led Goldman Sachs Group to settle misconduct claims for more than $5 billion.
- The Justice Department website lists the application for Taek Jho Low as "Pardon after Completion of Sentence," with status marked "Pending," while neither prosecutors nor his lawyer immediately returned requests for comment.
- Former Goldman Sachs Group banker Tim Leissner testified that Low claimed President Donald Trump was directly involved in ending the probe, with support from Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser at the time.
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It's Jho Low, who's been responsible for one of the biggest financial scandals ever and has been a fugitive for ten years.
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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: Reports
The request was filed in recent weeks, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove United States criminal charges against him.
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