Jul
27
Fund Lawyer Who Worked With Goldman Holds 1MDB Clues, U.S. Says
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1MDB officer who arranged bond deals is said to be Jasmine Loo
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Singled out by U.S. for $5 million diverted to her from fund
She was the general counsel for Malaysia’s 1MDB investment fund. She was also 1MDB’s liaison to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the global bank that helped it raise $6 billion.
After one of the big sales led by Goldman Sachs, $5 million of the cash raised for 1MDB traveled through shell companies and ended up in her Swiss bank account, the U.S. said in complaints filed last week.
The U.S. government refers to the official only as “1MDB Officer 3.” According to people familiar with the matter, she is Jasmine Loo Ai Swan — a Malaysian who studied law in the U.K. and worked for a Malaysian developer and an oil firm before joining 1MDB…
Fund Lawyer Who Worked With Goldman Holds 1MDB Clues, U.S. Says
