Malaysia’s Jho Low seeking Trump pardon for 1MDB fraud
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Malaysia’s Jho Low seeking Trump pardon for 1MDB fraud

May 12, 2026
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Jho Low, the fugitive Malaysian financier accused by the United States of being the mastermind of one of the largest financial frauds in history, has asked US President Donald Trump for a pardon. Low, who was charged in 2018 but has evaded arrest, submitted a pardon application to the US Justice Department this year, according to a notice on the DOJ’s website.

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Malaysia’s Jho Low seeking Trump pardon for 1MDB fraud

He is accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least US4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia...

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