1MDB: How did Leissner and other execs bypass Goldman’s compliance rules?


NEW YORK (Bloomberg): A high-profile corruption probe that has spanned continents landed its first direct blow at Goldman Sachs.

At least three senior Goldman bankers were implicated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a multiyear criminal enterprise that included bribing officials in Malaysia and elsewhere and laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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