Ex-Goldman Sachs banker in plea talks with DoJ


SINGAPORE: A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker is in talks with US prosecutors to potentially plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from an alleged scheme to steal billions of dollars from a Malaysian state investment fund, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The report said the talks bring the fast-moving investigation closer to Goldman Sachs, which raised billions of dollars for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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