Ex-Goldman banker reportedly returns to Malaysia for 1MDB probe

Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in U.S. prison for involvement in scandal

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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng exits the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in 2022. Ng is a key figure in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, sovereign wealth fund corruption scandal. © Reuters

NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng has returned to Malaysia to assist in investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund corruption scandal, according to the country's national news agency.

Razarudin Husain, inspector general of Malaysia's police, said that Ng had arrived in the country, Bernama reported on Sunday. The police chief declined to reveal Ng's whereabouts, citing security issues.

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