Dark Capital · DC-060
He Structured $6.5 Billion In Bonds For A Sovereign Fund. Almost All Of It Disappeared.
Goldman Sachs raised a staggering $6.5 billion for 1MDB between 2012 and 2013, earning around $600 million in fees. However, almost all the funds were reportedly siphoned off to insiders and officials, leading to a historic legal fallout for the bank with over $2.9 billion in penalties.
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