September 06, 2017
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.
August 11, 2017
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.
May 16, 2017
A family that the U.S. government says benefited from money stolen from a Malaysian sovereign investment fund asked a Los Angeles federal judge on Monday to dismiss the government's efforts to seize New York real estate, a jet and music publishing rights, saying there's no link to California in those cases.
March 22, 2017
A California federal judge rejected what she called the government's "rough justice" attempt to keep offshore trusts from contesting forfeiture of music rights, real estate and other assets tied to an alleged fraud on Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, allowing the trustees to file late claims on Wednesday.
March 01, 2017
U.S. prosecutors who seized assets allegedly bought with money stolen from a Malaysian government investment fund urged a California federal judge Wednesday to prevent the offshore entities that own them from staking claims, accusing them of trying to "manipulate the legal process and flout the forfeiture rules."
February 15, 2017
Trusts that control real estate, a jet, music rights and other assets that federal prosecutors say were bought with money embezzled from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund have told a California federal judge that foreign courts installed new trustees who will fight the U.S.'s effort to seize their property.
December 13, 2016
A Los Angeles federal judge on Monday rejected an effort by four family members of a Malaysian national named Low Taek Jho, who prosecutors say invested $106.7 million of laundered money in EMI Music Publishing Management LLC, to intervene in a U.S. civil forfeiture proceeding.
October 07, 2016
EMI Music Publishing Management LLC has hired a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP attorney previously with the U.S. Department of Justice to represent it in a California federal civil forfeiture suit over allegedly laundered money from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund.