LISTENING TO THE NEWS (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

1.

The Department of Justice has filed a

_____________________ seeking to recover US$1
billion.

2.

The assets are associated with a conspiracy to

_____________________ from 1MDB.

3.

The money was ________________ in American

___________________________.

4.

1MDB was created to promote

_____________________________ through
international partnerships and
___________________________________________.

5.

A number of _____________ 1MDB officials treated

this ______________________ as their personal bank
account.

6.

These officials conspired to

______________________ and
_______________________ the funds.

7.

The DOJ is _______________ to prevent the

American _____________________ from being used

as a _________________ for
_______________________.

TASK 2

1.

An Indonesian couple was fined RM1000 for

________________________________.

2.

The couple said that the bomb was in

________________________________.

3.

The flight was delayed for ______________________.

4.

The curfew off the coasts of Sabah has been

____________ until ____________________.

5.

_________________________ people flocked to the

NRD office in Putrajaya due to
____________________________.

6.

The Court of Penang has charged _____________

for ________________ a boy.

7.

If Trump is elected, he will

_______________________________facing the
country.

8.

Donald Trumps three- word pledge is

__________________________________.

9.

The Vice Presidential election takes place in

__________________________.

10. A ________________ has caused a North Korean

plane to make a

___________________________.
11. A Chinese anti graft leader has been
________________ due to ___________________.
12. Breast and liver cancers are linked to
____________________________ according to a study.
MACC working with FBI
BY RAZAK AHMAD, BEH YUEN HUI, JUSTIN ZACK, ANDJASTIN AHMAD
TARMIZI
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has
confirmed that it is working with the United States Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) to probe into a businessman suspected of siphoning
funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Regarding the US Department of Justice report on 1MDB, the MACC
confirms that it has set up cooperation with the FBI, as both parties
have long had a relationship of cooperation in the past.
The cooperation mentioned is focused on the possibility of
misappropriation and money laundering by a businessman who is said
to have cheated 1MDB, the statement said.
The statement came just a day after the US Department of Justice filed
a civil suit, seeking to seize US$1bil (RM4.02bil) worth of assets
allegedly obtained using funds siphoned from 1MDB.
In Wisma Putra, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman met US
Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Yun following the filing of the civil suit
in the US.
According to a statement from Wisma Putra, Anifah told Yun that
Malaysia had yet to receive any request from the US for any
information or evidence over the case.
The statement said Malaysia is ready to fully cooperate.
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs chief executive officer
Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the legal action taken by the US and Singapore
against the alleged siphoning of funds from 1MDB would not inflict
long-term damage to Malaysia-US ties.

On the political position of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in
the wake of the latest developments, Wan Saiful said Najibs political
future can only be threatened by the members and leaders of Umno,
and not by any outside power.
In the suit, the Justice Department is seeking to recover assets
belonging to several high-profile individuals who are closely linked to
the Malaysian state investment arm set up in 2009.
In the 136-page document, US prosecutors accused several high-profile
individuals of conspiring to launder US$3.5bil (RM14.07bil) from 1MDB
to fund their lifestyles.
The individuals had reportedly used a host of offshore bank accounts
and shell companies to conceal their activities over a four-year period
beginning 2009.
Among the allegations in the lawsuit is that US$681mil (RM2.6bil) was
transferred to a personal bank account of Malaysian Official 1.
It said the US$150mil (RM607mil) used for the purchase of luxury
property in New York and California came from 1MDBs collapsed joint
venture deal with PetroSaudi International, as did US$44.8mil
(RM181mil) to buy a hotel in Beverly Hills and US$35.4mil (RM143mil)
for a jet.
It was alleged that money from a Goldman Sachs bond deals was used
to buy US$130mil (RM526mil) worth of artwork at an auction, as well
as an interest in the music rights of EMI.
A key individual named in the official complaint by US prosecutors is
Riza Aziz, who is Najibs stepson.
Riza is also the founder of Red Granite Pictures, which produced the
Oscar-nominated The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013.
The suits alleged that a certain portion of the fraudulent money was
used to help finance production costs on the film.
The suits also named prominent Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho,
better known as Jho Low, and Abu Dhabi government officials
Khadem Abdulla Al-Qubaisi and Mohammed Ahmed Badawy AlHusseiny as relevant individuals in the case.
Al-Qubaisi and Al-Husseiny were former officials at a sovereign wealth
fund in the United Arab Emirates that was involved in deals with 1MDB
in that period.

In Singapore, the central bank on Thursday moved to seize S$240mil

(RM717mil) in assets in an investigation on possible money laundering
of funds linked to 1MDB.
Half the assets belonged to Jho Low and his immediate family
members.
In an immediate response on Thursday, Najib had said that he took the
matter very seriously and would give full cooperation to all
investigations at an international level.
We take this matter seriously and we do not want any party to have
the wrong impression that the Government does not practise good
administration, he said.