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Ex-Goldmans Banker In Talks Over Malaysian Dirty Money Scandal - Reports

Tom Burroughes

11 July 2018

A former unit. Najib pleaded not guilty to those charges and has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to 1MDB.

Tim Leissner, once a Goldman partner and Southeast Asia chairman, has not been charged, reports said. The WSJ said he wants an agreement with prosecutors that would involve his co-operation with the government’s criminal fraud probe into 1MDB and Goldman. A spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice reportedly declined to comment. A lawyer for Leissner also declined to comment, the report said. 

A Goldman Sachs spokesman reportedly told Reuters: “Since we suspended Mr Leissner, we have discovered certain activities he undertook that were deliberately hidden from the firm, which we have brought to the attention of the relevant authorities who continue to receive our full cooperation.”