Department of Justice
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 10, 2019
Entertainer/Businessman and Malaysian Financier Indicted for Conspiring to Make and Conceal Foreign and Conduit Contributions During 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, 46, and Low Taek Jho, 37, also known as “Jho Low,” were charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and for making foreign and conduit campaign contributions.
Low was indicted previously, along with former banker Ng Chong Hwa, also known as “Roger Ng,” in the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to launder billions of dollars and to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. That case remains pending.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/entertainerbusinessman-and-malaysian-financier-indicted-conspiring-make-and-conceal-foreign
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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2171305/us-justice-department-unveils-indictments-against-figures
moar:
http://fcpa.stanford.edu/enforcement-action.html?id=722
Name: Low Taek Jho
Employers & Positions:
Country: Malaysia
FCPA Claims: Anti-Bribery, Conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371)
Related Claims: Conspiracy to Launder Money (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956, 1957) ; Criminal Forfeiture (28 U.S.C. § 2461; 18 U.S.C. § 981) ; Criminal Forfeiture (18 U.S.C. § 982) ; Criminal Forfeiture (21 U.S.C. § 853)
Statutory Basis for FCPA Jurisdiction: Issuer (Employee) ; Issuer (Agent) ; Conspirator ; Foreign Nationals and Entities
moar:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/enf20190312a1.pdf