US prosecutors rest case in Roger Ng trial

A file picture of Ng outside the courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, United States on Feb 22, 2022. – Retuters

BROOKLYN, United States (Bloomberg): The United States rested its foreign-bribery case against former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, with a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent testifying that there are records showing he was part of a plot to loot 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Federal prosecutors on Thursday (March 24) called FBI agent Ryan Collins as their final witness, who walked the jury through scores of emails and other records which the government says show Ng conspired with Malaysian financier Jho Low to steal billions of dollars from 1Malaysia Development Bhd., as Goldman Sachs Group Inc.