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In ‘Billion Dollar Whale,’ how a real-life Malaysian con-artist stole billions
A new book details how billionaire Jho Low stole $4.5 billion from a Malaysian investment fund that involved President Trump’s former chief economic advisor.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA new book details how billionaire Jho Low stole $4.5 billion from a Malaysian investment fund that involved President Trump’s former chief economic advisor. Low used part of the money to fund Hollywood movies, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Last week, the same corruption scandal led to the arrest of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister, Najib Razak.
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