Tim Leissner, former chairman of Southeast Asia for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., exits federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Leissner, who pleaded guilty to helping loot the Malaysian investment fund 1MDB, was sentenced to two years in prison over his role in the massive fraud. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg
PETALING JAYA: Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner apologised to Malaysians for his involvement in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, according to Reuters.
"First and foremost, I offer my sincere apology to the people of Malaysia," Leissner, 55, told the hearing, his voice breaking as he read a statement. "I deeply regret my actions."
