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Mentioned in 7 episodes

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.

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by Jason Yannowitz at the end of the podcast as a book documenting the 1MDB scandal.
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The US is NOT selling $6.5B Bitcoin | Aidan Larkin, Asset Reality
Mentioned by Anay Shah as a captivating true story of a major white-collar crime.
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Coal: Part I
Mentioned by Felix Salmon as a great book about the 1MDB scandal.
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Let’s TACO ‘Bout It
Mentioned by Jordan Harbinger as the co-author of the book and host of the Fat Leonard podcast.
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602: Tom Wright | Billion Dollar Whale
Mentioned by Dean Curnutt as a book he just read about the 1MDB scandal in Malaysia.
Distributions have Consequences
Mentioned by Tom Wright as a book he co-authored.
#1: Paper Ships
Mentioned by Felix Salmon as a book that details the 1MDB scandal involving Tim Leissner and Jho Low.
Slate Money | Let’s TACO ‘Bout It
Recommended by Jordan Schneider for its fast-paced narrative and in-depth reporting on a Malaysian financial scandal.
The Future of U.S.-China Economic Relations: The Case for Change
Mentioned by Jordan Schneider as the co-author of "The Billion Dollar Whale", a New York Times bestseller.
Orgies, US Navy Corruption and The Fall of Fat Leonard
Erwähnt von Yasmin Polat als Quelle für die Recherchen der Podcast-Folge.
Der Freund der Stars
Mentioned throughout the podcast as a gripping account of the 1MDB financial scandal.
Billion Dollar Whale: A Gripping Financial Scandal Summary
Mentioned by Bill Gurley as an exciting read about the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
DeepSeek, Open Source, Tariffs, DOGE, Market Impact | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

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