Leissner lied, stole and cheated


NEW YORK: Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Tim Leissner did not only rip off hundreds of millions of dollars from Malaysian wealth fund 1MDB, he also stole tens of millions of dollars from his accomplices in the fraud.

He forged divorce papers and even tried to con his ex-wife into transferring US$900,000 for a house he wanted to buy for his then new wife, American model Kimora Lee Simmons.

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