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Broidy and Gates, eh? Could I

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 08:02:14 +0000

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Broidy and Gates, eh? Could I specylate that Cohen's new trstimony is feeding some of this activity?

Astonishing New Twist In 1MDB

artappraiser — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:48:46 +0000

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Astonishing New Twist In 1MDB Saga Puts US Lobbying Industry Plus Rap Star In The Frame

@ SarawakReport.org, 1 December 2018

Update:

A statement released on Friday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) marking the opening of a brand new case related to 1MDB has revealed an astonishing new twist to the 1MDB saga, revealing that one of the department’s own officials has admitted to having been bribed by ‘the prime architect of 1MDB’ to influence decisions at the DOJ itself and to deceive banks.

The former DOJ employee, George Higginbotham, a senior congressional affairs specialist who worked there as late as August, has admitted to attempting to assist the funding of a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign orchestrated by this “prime architect of 1MDB’ to influence the civil and criminal cases involving the fund.

It is assumed the term ‘prime architect’ refers to fugitive financier Jho Low, who has engaged numerous agencies, lawyers and PR firms to advocate his position or his boss, ex-Malaysian PM, Najib Razak.

Tens of millions of dollars are claimed to have been involved and assisting as a front in these transfers was none other than the US rap singer Pras Michael, who has already been identified as a close friend of Jho Low’s involved in previous schemes linked to 1MDB [....]

Continued at length; good roundup.

What the Chinese have been

artappraiser — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:43:58 +0000

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What the Chinese have been getting from Jho Low that makes him worth protecting is slowly emerging in tiny peeks like the one at the end of this story. https://t.co/Qeaza2WHdk
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) December 2, 2018

Ex-US Justice Dept employee pleads guilty in 1MDB-linked case https://t.co/QhD9s6YZR1 via @bdnews24 #breakingnews
— #Bangladesh News 24 (#BreakingNews 24) (@bdnews24) December 2, 2018