Four months after receiving the $681 million, Mr. Najib transferred $620 million back to the same Tanore account, according to the complaint. He said he had “strong concerns at the insinuations and allegations” against Mr. Najib in the Justice Department complaint. Large transactions by “Malaysian Official 1” described in the complaint are identical to those previously acknowledged by Mr. Najib. In Washington, the White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday that President Obama had discussed the scandal with Mr. Najib during a visit to Malaysia last fall. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters in April that Mr. Najib had received a “genuine donation” from a Saudi donor.

Source: International New York Times July 22, 2016 12:00 UTC