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Tipster in 1MDB case seeks restitution from former Goldman partner Leissner

( May 16, 2025, 16:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Xavier Justo, a former employee of PetroSaudi, asked a US judge to award him more than $18 million in restitution from former Goldman Sachs partner Tim Leissner for sharing documents with a journalist that exposed a corruption scheme involving the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Leissner pleaded guilty and is due to be sentenced. "For taking public the necessary information that exposed 1MDB for what it was — a fraud — Mr. Justo suffered harms that were foreseeable to Mr. Leissner, who admittedly relied on his coconspirators — in particular Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak — to squash any investigation of 1MDB and discredit and silence journalists and their sources who could expose the truth about 1MDB," Justo said in his filing.Document attached....

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