Leissner can be asked about emails he sent to wife, rules judge


NEW YORK (Bloomberg): Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Tim Leissner can be questioned about certain emails he sent his estranged wife Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner to determine whether he is a "cunning liar," a judge ruled.

The order on Monday (March 7) in the Brooklyn federal court trial of Leissner's alleged 1MDB co-conspirator Roger Ng is a compromise – the defense originally wanted to show the emails to the jury. US District Judge Margo Brodie ruled that the jury could not see them.

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