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The Malaysian attorney general taking on Goldman Sachs

The lawyer has been called a 'whale hunter' for his aggressive pursuit of alleged corruption in the 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018.
Malaysia's Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Tommy Thomas, the attorney general of Malaysia, has been propelled onto the international stage by his investigation of Goldman Sachs for its alleged involvement in a multibillion-dollar financial scandal.

On August 9, Thomas’s office made headlines when they filed criminal charges against 17 current and former Goldman executives for alleged misconduct while helping to raise $6.5bn for 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund.

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