What role did US lawyers play in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal?
Jho Low, one of the main accused conspirators in the 1MDB scandal, used the client accounts of two major U.S. law firms to move hundreds of millions of dollars into the United States.
Topics
In 2013, as the Malaysian state of Sarawak was losing its rainforests faster than anywhere else on Earth, we reported how members of the ruling family had cashed in on the state’s timber wealth for over 30 years. More recently, we shone a light on the major banks, lawyers and auditors at the heart of Malaysia’s biggest corruption scandal, 1MDB.