Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Execs in 1MDB Scandal
- Head European banker and Evans, now of Alibaba, both charged
- Malaysia wants jail time, fines as it charges 17 people
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Malaysia expanded efforts to prosecute Goldman Sachs Group Inc. employees it alleges were involved in the 1MDB fraud, filing criminal charges against more than a dozen current and former senior executives based around the world.
Vice Chairman Richard J. Gnodde, who heads the Wall Street firm’s international business in London, and J. Michael Evans, a former partner at the U.S. bank who’s now president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., were among those named. Other high-profile people charged include a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher and the bank’s chief risk officer.