Ex-US Justice Dept employee pleads guilty to 1MDB fraud

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A former U.S. Justice Department employee pleaded guilty on Friday (Nov 30) for conspiring to deceive banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds

The plea comes after he facilitated the financing of a lobbying campaign related to the U.S. investigation into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.