Former 1MDB consultant ‘Jho Low’ famously embezzled billions of tax-dollars to fund his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio & Kim Kardashian received millions to party with him, only to find they’d been tricked years later. We break it down in today’s episode!

Links:

• How Malaysia’s 1MDB Scandal Shook the Financial World [Washington Post] [Aug 2022]
• Big-spending Malaysian is the mystery man of city club scene [NYP] [Nov 2009]
• FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets [Bloomberg] [March 1, 2023]
• FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets [Bloomberg] [March 1, 2023]
• Fugitive Jho Low paid stars like DiCaprio, Kardashian to attend parties, exec testifies [NYP]
• Fun aside: Kim Kardashian, statue smuggler? Government says Roman artwork entered U.S. illegally [LA Times] [May 4, 2021]
• ​​How Kim Kardashian Unexpectedly Helped Return Stolen Artifacts—Twice [Cultured Mag]