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Billion dollar whale
The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
Book • 2018
The book details the extraordinary 1MDB scandal, where Jho Low, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, orchestrated a massive fraud.
Over a decade, Low siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund, using the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw lavish parties, and even finance Hollywood films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street.
' The authors expose the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics, and how Low’s actions led to him becoming an international fugitive facing criminal charges in Malaysia and the United States.
Over a decade, Low siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund, using the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw lavish parties, and even finance Hollywood films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street.
' The authors expose the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics, and how Low’s actions led to him becoming an international fugitive facing criminal charges in Malaysia and the United States.
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