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A feng shui master warned disgraced ex-Goldman Sachs star Tim Leissner in opposition to producing “bad karma” during the interval when he conspired to loot billions of Malaysia’s sovereign improvement fund, in accordance with the spouse of his alleged confederate, fellow ex-banker Roger Ng.
Ng’s spouse, Hwee Bin Lim, detailed the eerie warning whereas testifying at her husband’s ongoing embezzlement trial in connection to the 1MDB scandal.
Ng, Goldman’s former head of funding banking in Malaysia, alleged labored with Leissner and Malaysian financier Jho Low to loot the fund in alternate for kickbacks.
Lim stated she and Ng arrange readings with the feng shui skilled – recognized as “Master Pang” for Leissner in 2015 and 2016. Leissner has already pleaded responsible to involvement within the embezzlement scheme and is one of the prosecution’s key witnesses in opposition to Ng.
“Don’t cause bad karma,” Master Pang advised Leissner at one of the conferences, in accordance with Lim’s testimony reported by Bloomberg. “Whatever bad is coming is coming out of your mouth.”
Feng shui is usually utilized in Asia to evaluate constructive and unfavourable indicators and vitality flows. Lim stated she and Ng would seek the advice of with a feng shui master yearly, in addition to forward of making main choices comparable to shopping for actual property.
Leissner acknowledged assembly with a feng shui master earlier within the trial, telling the jury that the master predicted he “would have an issue with authorities for the first half of the 10 years but then it would be resolved.”
The master additionally warned that “women in my life would always be a problem,” in accordance with Leissner, who earlier admitted to being a “double bigamist” who was twice married to 2 completely different ladies on the identical time.
Leissner additionally testified that one of his conferences with Ng and his spouse relating to the feng shui readings led the trio to develop a “cover story” for a $35 million kickback.
Last week, FBI agent Sean Fern stated the feds tracked tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} that had been filtered from an account managed by Leissner’s ex-wife, Judy Chan Leissner, to a different account held by Ng’s mother-in-law, Tan Kim Chin.
Fern stated Ng used the cash was used to purchase luxurious objects, comparable to comparable to $300,000 price of jewellery and a $20,000 gold-plated hourglass. Prosecutors have additionally alleged Lim “played a central and crucial role” to Ng’s embezzlement scheme.
Ng has pleaded not responsible to federal expenses of conspiracy to launder cash and violate US anti-bribery legal guidelines.
