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- ↑ BEDI, RASHVINJEET S. (2019-05-08). "RM1.3bil in 1MDB assets recouped". The Star Online. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Wayne, Leslie (2016-02-16). "Wanted by U.S.: The Stolen Millions of Despots and Crooked Elites". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Olawoyin, Oladeinde (2019-07-25). "Malabu Scandal: We did no wrong, JPMorgan tells British court" . Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "The U.S. Justice Department and Kleptocracy in Nigeria". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Belford, Aubrey. "With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead". www.occrp.org. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "U.S. Seeks to Recover $1 Billion in Largest Kleptocracy Case to Date". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
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