KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The US Department of Justice has delayed the return to Malaysia of another US$240mil (RM1bil) of recovered money allegedly stolen from the 1MDB sovereign fund, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday (March 6), with one citing political uncertainty.
Malaysia was plunged into turmoil when 94-year-old prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad quit on Feb 24.
Since 2016, the department has filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize about US$1.7bil in assets allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB funds. The sources did not want to identified as they were not authorised to speak to media. A DOJ spokesman declined to comment.
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