Overview
- A Justice Department website shows a pending application from Low Taek Jho, known as Jho Low, seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.
- The filing is labeled "Pardon after Completion of Sentence," a category typically used by people who have already finished serving time.
- Low has been charged since 2018 and is accused by U.S. authorities of leading a scheme that moved at least US$4.5 billion out of Malaysia’s 1MDB fund.
- Prosecutors allege the plot involved about US$2 billion in bribes to foreign officials, roughly US$1 billion in kickbacks, and at least US$1.42 billion that Low kept.
- Officials offered no new comment, as a White House source told the Wall Street Journal the request is not on its radar and the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office did not respond, while related cases led to Goldman paying over US$5 billion and Tim Leissner beginning a two-year sentence after a 2025 pardon bid.