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1MDB prosecutors said to eye ex-Goldman banker's money moves

The US look into 1MDB money flows is part of a globe-spanning effort

1MDB prosecutors said to eye ex-Goldman banker’s money moves
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Traffic passes a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Greg Farrell , Andrea Tan & Keri Geiger | Bloomberg
US prosecutors investigating Goldman Sachs Group’s role in raising almost $6 billion for Malaysia’s 1MDB investment fund are asking questions about money flowing through accounts linked to Tim Leissner, the lead banker behind the transactions, according to people familiar with the matter.

Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department have been interviewing bankers familiar with 1Malaysia Development Bhd about Leissner’s network of relationships with politically connected Malaysians, said the people, who asked not to be named because the queries aren’t public.

In interviews as recent as last month, the people said, the US officials asked about the association between

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