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Former top prosecutor says Riza deal 'terrible for Malaysia'
Associated Press, 18-May-2020
"Thomas also called the US$108 million in overseas assets the government will recover in the settlement a "red herring," as Riza was not offering to pay any new money other than assets he bought that were seized by the U.S. Department of Justice and would eventually be returned to Malaysia."
Court grants discharge not amounting to acquittal to Riza Aziz, Government will recover US$107.3m in assets
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, 14-May-2020
The MACC claims that the settlement "was a decision considered and agreed by the former Attorney General, Tan Sri Tommy Thomas". Update: Mr Thomas reportedly denies this.
Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho & ex-banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa indicted for conspiring to launder US$ billions in illegal proceeds and to pay hundreds of millions of US$ in bribes in connection with 1MDB
US Department of Justice, 1-Nov-2018
The "New York-headquartered financial institution" is obviously Goldman Sachs.

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