Former Goldman banker got millions in 1MDB-linked kickbacks

Former Goldman banker got millions in 1MDB-linked kickbacks

Traffic passes a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/Files

Prosecutors on Monday accused a former Goldman Sachs banker of seeking to make millions of dollars laundering money looted from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, at the outset of a trial that could shed light on the bank’s response to warnings of corruption.