alaysian state investment fund. The Justice Department has filed civil suits claiming $4.5 billion in public money was misappropriated from the fund, Malaysia Development Berhad, seeking to claim a portion of those assets. Last month, Malaysian authorities charged former prime minister Najib Razak with embezzling billions in

mazo Santos Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has lost his first bid to overturn his July 2020 conviction over the corruption scandal at 'Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, but immediately sought to take the case up to the top court. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has lost his first bid to overtur