Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump – Business News
Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, broadly often known as Jho Low and now a fugitive, has sought a pardon from President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Reuters couldn’t instantly confirm the report.
Leonardo DiCaprio with Jho Low on the premier of “The Wolf of Wall Street” in 2013. Getty Images
The request was filed in current weeks, the Journal stated, citing people accustomed to the matter, and if granted would take away US prison fees towards him.
A Justice Department web site lists a pending request for a “Pardon after Completion of Sentence” beneath Taek Jho Low that was filed this 12 months, the report stated.
Low with Gigi Hadid in 2014 in New York City. Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation
A White House official stated Low’s request was not at the moment on the White House’s radar, WSJ added.
Prosecutors accused Low of stealing billions of {dollars} from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund set up to advertise financial growth.
