16 h. ago Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB graft scandal

New conviction over plunder of state fund substantially increases six-year term in separate case The jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to an additional 15 years after he was found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to the state fund 1MDB.Najib’s conviction substantially increases the six-year prison term he is already serving for a separate case related to the 1MDB graft scandal, one of the world’s biggest financial frauds in which billions were plundered from the now defunct sovereign wealth fund. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted in trial over 1MDB corruption scandal

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been convicted in a corruption trial tied to a multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund

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25 h. ago Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power in latest 1MDB trial

Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoingJailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to state fund 1MDB.Najib had been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering for receiving illegal transfers of about 2.2bn ringgit ($544.15m) from 1MDB. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trust takes Trump to court over ‘damaging’ $300 million White House makeover plan

Donald Trump’s plan for a $300 million ballroom on White House grounds faces an early courtroom test on Tuesday. Preservationists accuse him of illegally tearing down the East Wing in a sweeping makeover critics call an abuse of power.

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3 w. ago Locals fume at Prince William and Kate Middleton after 'abuse of power' Christmas tree jibe

Tensions between the Royal family and their neighbours had already been rising due to heightened security measures in the area such as the installation of cameras

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3 w. ago Prince William and Kate are 'abusing their power' as locals fume over Christmas tree chaos

Tensions between the family and their neighbours had already been rising due to heightened security measures in the area such as the installation of cameras

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