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  1. September 06, 2017

    Feds Say 'Sweeping' 1MDB Discovery May Expose Witnesses

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged a California federal judge overseeing the government's bid to seize $1.7 billion worth of assets allegedly plundered from a Malaysian government fund to halt the forfeiture cases so its witnesses aren't endangered by the "broad, sweeping" discovery sought by the asset owners.

  2. August 11, 2017

    DOJ Pauses 1MDB Forfeiture Cases To Go After Individuals

    The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating "a large group of individuals and entities" tied to a $4.5 billion fraud on Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, the agency said in its request to pause related civil forfeiture cases Thursday in California federal court.