Jho Low agrees to forfeit about $700 million in assets
On 30 October 2019 the U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement of its civil forfeiture case under which financier Jho Low and his family agreed to give up assets worth about $700 million in the U.S., the UK and Switzerland. The assets were allegedly bought with money taken from Malaysia's 1MDB fund; Low admitted no wrongdoing.
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On 30 October 2019 the U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement of its civil forfeiture case under which financier Jho Low and his family agreed to give up assets worth about $700 million in the U.S., the UK and Switzerland. The assets were allegedly bought with money taken from Malaysia's 1MDB fund; Low admitted no wrongdoing.
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Factrail. (2026). Jho Low agrees to forfeit about $700 million in assets. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/jho-low-us-forfeiture-settlement-2019-10-30
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