Riza Aziz is currently facing corruption charges in Malaysia for allegedly embezzling US$248mil (RM1bil) from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a state-run development fund. Belfort sold Red Granite the rights to his memoir and the sequel, Catching the Wolf of Wall Street. According to the suit, Belfort believed Riza Aziz when he said that Red Granite's money came from legitimate sources, including high-net worth individuals and Goldman Sachs. "I met these guys, and said to Anne (his fiancée), ‘These guys are f--ing criminals’, ” Belfort said in the interview. In March 2018, Red Granite agreed to pay US$60mil (RM244mil) to settle the civil forfeiture action.

Source: The Star January 24, 2020 04:30 UTC