1MDB: The Sovereign Fund That Became a Slush Fund

He wasn't a government official. He had no formal role, but Jho Low controlled everything and used a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund to throw celebrity birthday parties, buy superyachts, and fund Hollywood films while four and a half billion dollars meant for the Malaysian public disappeared. This episode of Dark Money: True Crime Finance follows the 1MDB scandal from Kuala Lumpur to the Bahamas, through Goldman Sachs, and all the way to a Mediterranean superyacht. We examine how grand corruption operates at a national scale and who helps it happen. Subscribe for new episodes daily