1MDB probe: Diamond jewellery Jho Low bought for his mother to be handed to US
02 May 2019
Low, known as Jho Low, has been charged in Malaysia and the United States for his role in the suspected theft of about US$4.5 billion from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad .In 2017, the US Department of Justice filed civil forfeiture lawsuits on several assets said to have been bought with stolen 1MDB funds, including a pair of flawless diamond earrings and a matching ring.
Prosecutors did not say who the set’s custodian was, but earlier filings said the jewellery was believed to be in Thailand where Low’s mother, Goh Gaik Ewe, lives.
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