US withheld evidence in ex-Goldman banker's 1MDB graft trial


Roger Ng, the former head of investment banking for Goldman Sachs Malaysia, also pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court to an amended indictment filed late Wednesday accusing him of conspiring to violate an anti-bribery law and launder money.

NEW YORK: A lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs banker charged with involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund accused U.S. prosecutors on Thursday of withholding evidence that could show his client's innocence.

Roger Ng, (pic below, centre) the former head of investment banking for Goldman Sachs Malaysia, also pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court to an amended indictment filed late Wednesday accusing him of conspiring to violate an anti-bribery law and launder money.

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