Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Report: Feds Investigating if Chris Christie, Trump Lawyer Received Laundered Money

By Joseph A. Gambardello, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Federal officials are investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian financier laundered tens of millions of dollars and used the funds to pay a legal team that includes former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Marc Kasowitz, an attorney for President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The financier, Jho Low, allegedly played a central role in the embezzlement of $4.5 billion from a Malaysian fund called 1Malaysia Development Bhd, according to U.S. court filings cited by the Journal. Low also is wanted by Malaysian authorities in connection with the scandal.

There is no indication anyone paid with the allegedly laundered funds knew the money was tainted, according to the newspaper.

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Source: syracuse.com (via Empire Report New York) 

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