1MDB

In 1MDB trial, ex-Goldman exec Tim Leissner’s testimony challenged: ‘I was trying to protect myself’

Lawyers for defendant Roger Ng look to cast doubt on account of former Goldman colleague Leissner

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Ex-Goldman Sachs partner spells out scheme to bribe officials at 1MDB trial

Timothy Leissner said he conspired with former banker Roger Ng to bribe government officials, launder billions of dollars to win lucrative deals

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Lawyers paint contrasting picture of ex-Goldman banker on first day of 1MDB fraud trial

Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Roger Ng, said his client was innocent and pinned the blame on Ng’s boss, former Goldman partner Timothy Leissner

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The 1MDB scandal involved the theft of billions of dollars from Malaysia’s state investment fund

Deloitte agrees to pay Malaysia $80m to settle 1MDB claims

Deloitte audited fraud-hit Malaysian state fund 1MDB between 2011 and 2014

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David Solomon’s pay cut was part of Goldman’s pledge to punish executives for their involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal

Goldman chief David Solomon’s pay slashed by $10m in wake of 1MDB scandal

The 36% pay cut was part of the investment bank’s pledge to punish executives close to the 1MDB affair

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Gary Cohn’s donating to Goldman Sachs’ charities instead of handing cash back for 1MDB clawback

The development is the latest twist in the back-and-forth between the bank and its former president

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Gary Cohn

Gary Cohn 1MDB bonus scuffle shows pitfalls of ‘Government Sachs’

Goldman wants the former NEC director to return $10m of the $284m that he pocketed in 2017

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Ex-Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn refuses to give up $10m for 1MDB repayments

Cohn's future bonuses were paid out when he joined the Trump administration in 2017

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Goldman’s London arm fined £97m for 1MDB work

Banks agrees co-ordinated deal with regulators to pay fines totalling $2.9bn

Goldman to settle US Justice Department’s Malaysia probe for more than $2bn

Bank could end up paying around $5bn for role in 1MDB scandal

Malaysia abandons Goldman Sachs criminal charges over 1MDB

The Wall Street bank in July agreed to pay Malaysia $2.5bn and guaranteed the recovery of $1.4bn in assets allegedly stolen from the government investment fund

David Cope, head of financial crime compliance for Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs arrives to give evidence at court in Kuala Lumpur in September 2019.

Goldman Sachs restates Q2 earnings due to $2bn bill for 1MDB settlement

The US bank filed a revised second-quarter earnings document with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 7 August in which it detailed the extra legal costs