![Malaysia's Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018.](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/FN-AH908_190812_M_20190812123731.jpg)
Tommy Thomas, the attorney general of Malaysia, has been propelled onto the international stage by his investigation of Goldman Sachs for its alleged involvement in a multibillion-dollar financial scandal.
On August 9, Thomas’s office made headlines when they filed criminal charges against 17 current and former Goldman executives for alleged misconduct while helping to raise $6.5bn for 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund.