1MDB trial: Ex-bank officer admits to around US$6mil in 'secret profits'


KUALA LUMPUR: A former bank officer with Singapore's BSI Bank told the High Court that he made close to US$6mil (RM27mil) in "secret profits" for carrying out transactions for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its related companies.

Kevin Michael Swampillai, 59, who is the ex-head of wealth management services at BSI Bank, made the admission during examination-in-chief by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam at Datuk Seri Najib Razak's RM2.28bil 1MDB trial here on Thursday (March 2).

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