Fugitive financier Jho Low, accused of masterminding the siphoning of at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, has applied for a pardon from former US President Donald Trump. Low's application, submitted to the US Justice Department this year, seeks a pardon after completion of a sentence, though he has evaded arrest since being charged in 2018. Prosecutors allege Low, with assistance from former Goldman Sachs bankers, paid substantial bribes to foreign officials, including former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and pocketed over $1.42 billion himself. AI
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RANK_REASON This is a legal/financial news item about a pardon request, not a core AI development.
