Four months after receiving the $681 million, Mr Najib transferred $620 million back to the same Tanore account, according to the complaint. However, Mr Najib is clearly recognisable in the descriptions and actions attributed to that official. In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday that President Barack Obama had discussed the scandal with Mr Najib during a visit to Malaysia last fall. The complaint says that $681 million transferred to Mr Najib in 2013 came from a Singapore bank account held in the name of Tanore Finance Corp. He said he had “strong concerns at the insinuations and allegations” against Mr Najib in the Justice Department complaint.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 03:56 UTC