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Malaysia’s Jho Low seeking Trump pardon for 1MDB fraud

South China Morning Post · · 204 words · By Bloomberg
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“Jho Low, the fugitive Malaysian financier accused by the United States of being the mastermind of one of the largest financial frauds in history, has asked US President Donald Trump for a pardon.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Bloomberg and other web search results, report that Jho Low has sought a pardon from Donald Trump.
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“Low, who was charged in 2018 but has evaded arrest, submitted a pardon application to the US Justice Department this year, according to a notice on the DOJ’s website.”
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Bloomberg and other sources confirm that Low was charged in 2018, has evaded arrest, and submitted a pardon application to the US DOJ this year based on a DOJ website notice.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taek Jho Low (Chinese: 刘特佐; born 4 November 1981) is a Malaysian businessman and fugitive who has been wanted by Interpol since 2016 for his key role in the 1MDB scandal. Low is alleged to have stolen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jho_Low
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“He is accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least US$4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm the allegation that Jho Low siphoned at least $4.5 billion from the 1MDB fund.
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web search NEUTRAL — Taek Jho Low[1] (Chinese: 刘特佐; born 4 November 1981) is a Malaysian businessman and fugitive who has been wanted by Interpol since 2016 for his key role in the 1MDB scandal. Low is alleged to have sto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jho_Low
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web search NEUTRAL — He's accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/fugitive-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme to siphon at least US$4.5 billion from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335334…
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“Federal prosecutors allege Low, with the help of two former Goldman Sachs bankers, paid about US$2 billion in bribes to foreign officials, including former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who ended up in prison.”
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Multiple web search results and court filing references state that federal prosecutors allege Low and former Goldman Sachs bankers paid approximately $2 billion in bribes to foreign officials, including Najib Razak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal prosecutors allege Low, with the help of two former Goldman Sachs Group bankers, paid about US$2 billion in bribes to foreign officials, including former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib ...
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/fugitive-fi…
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web search NEUTRAL — In total, according to allegations in court filings, more than $2.7 billion was misappropriated from 1MDB and Low, Ng, Leissner and others conspired to launder this money through the U.S. financial sy…
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/malaysian-financier-low…
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web search NEUTRAL — In all, Low, Ng, and their co-conspirators misappropriated more than $2.7 billion, some of which was used for bribes for Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials, from the $6.5 billion in bonds issued by 1MD…
https://fcpa.stanford.edu/enforcement-action.html?id=722
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“Another US$1 billion in kickbacks went to the scheme’s participants, with Low pocketing at least US$1.42 billion, US officials alleged.”
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While the evidence confirms the overall 1MDB fraud and Low's involvement, the specific figures of '$1 billion in kickbacks to participants' and '$1.42 billion pocketed by Low' are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Behold: Jho Low's infamous $250m luxury mega-yacht, The Equanimity. This was a man known for mixing business with a great deal of pleasure. Lavish parties and high-profile friendships with Arab royalt…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46341603
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web search NEUTRAL — by Jho Low’s ‘Big Boss’, the former prime minister Najib Razak. In a secret deal, which was exposed by Sarawak Report at the time, the Chinese state company CCCC agreed in return to finance over US$7.…
https://www.sarawakreport.org/2020/05/how-china-kuwait-funne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alleged 1MDB Mastermind Jho Low Sought Presidential Pardon.He’s accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Developm…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/fugitive-…
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“According to the DOJ website, the request for “Taek Jho Low” seeks a “Pardon after Completion of Sentence”. The status of his request was “pending”.”
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The NY Post cross-reference and multiple web search results specifically mention the DOJ website listing a pending request for 'Pardon after Completion of Sentence' for Taek Jho Low.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alleged 1MDB Mastermind Jho Low Sought Presidential Pardon.Low, who was charged in 2018 but has evaded arrest, submitted a pardon application to the US Justice Department this year, according to a not…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/fugitive-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Taek Jho Low is a Malaysian businessman and fugitive who has been wanted by Interpol since 2016 for his key role in the 1MDB scandal. Low is alleged to have stolen over US$4.5 billion from the state-o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jho_Low
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web search NEUTRAL — Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, known as Jho Low, has reportedly requested a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump.The Justice Department’s website shows a pending request for a 'Pardon after Comp…
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3905954-jho-lo…
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