Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: In the most significant trial of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Malaysia's influential former prime minister Najib Razak was jailed on December 26 for another 15 years and fined US$2.8 billion for abuse of power and money laundering.

Malaysia and U.S. investigators say Najib pilfered at least $4.5 billion from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund he himself founded in 2009 wh