23.09.2015 - Najib faces US grand jury corruption investigation
Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, facing mounting political turmoil and a parade of inquiries at home and abroad into a sovereign wealth fund that he oversees, is now coming under the scrutiny of American investigators as well. A federal grand jury is examining allegations of corruption involving Mr Najib, and people close to him, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation. The inquiry, being run by a unit of the Justice Department that investigates international corruption, is focused on properties in the United States that were purchased in recent years by shell companies that belong to Mr Najib’s stepson as well as other real estate connected to a close family friend, said the people knowledgeable about the case, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss it...............................................Full Article: Source
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