1MDB scandal ringleader found to have ties to Kuwaiti sheikh

Jho Low, the alleged mastermind behind the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, has been using his connections to Kuwaiti Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to move money and elude authorities. A Wall Street Journal report[1] traced transactions made through front companies involving businessmen in Malaysia, Kuwait, France and the Cayman Islands to piece together how Low has maintained his freedom while accessing funds he allegedly stole from the fund:

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