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US returns $57m in 1MDB Hollywood money to Malaysia

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US returns $57m in 1MDB Hollywood money to Malaysia.

Millions of dollars forfeited by the company behind the Leonardo DiCaprio film"Wolf of Wall Street" have been sent to a Malaysian account set up to recover money looted in a massive state fraud, officials said Tuesday.

Malaysia's attorney-general Tommy Thomas said the money represented"the first instalment of funds recovered from asset seizures related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad ". US prosecutors allege that the film company, co-founded by Najib's step son Riza Aziz, was funded by money stolen from 1MDB.

 

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