Swiss prosecutors help American authorities in 1MDB corruption probe


  • World
  • Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors on Wednesday said they were helping their counterparts in the United States in an investigation into cash allegedly stolen from the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) gave the update after the U.S. Department of Justice said it had filed civil lawsuits to seize assets worth more than $1 billion, allegedly stolen from the fund, which was overseen by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

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