Malaysia says Deloitte paid $80 million in 1MDB scandal settlement

Malaysia said it had received $80 million from audit firm Deloitte PLT, as part of a settlement deal related to a multi-billion dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 03 2021 | 8:48 AM IST

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday said it had received $80 million from audit firm Deloitte PLT, as part of a settlement deal related to a multi-billion dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Malaysia's finance ministry said in a statement it is also negotiating a settlement with another auditor, KPMG, related to 1MDB. About 16.4 billion ringgit ($3.98 billion) in seized and repatriated 1MDB funds have been returned to Malaysia to date, the ministry said.

($1 = 4.1200 ringgit)

 

(Reporting by Joseph Sipalan; Editing by Ed Davies)

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Topics :1MDB scandalMalaysiaDeloitte

First Published: Jun 03 2021 | 8:47 AM IST

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