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"Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio secretly represents Washington's grand jury in recent months as part of an in-depth investigation by the Justice Department into a multi-billion dollar fraud involving a fund government investment in Malaysia, "notes the paper.
Caprio is a witness who has useful information on a Malaysian financier, Low Taek Jho, accused of having laundered billions of dollars from an investment fund and having financed a lobbying campaign with m C & # 39; is the end of the investigation. According to the prosecution, "Di Caprio is not the subject of an investigation".
At the same time, it is noted that "the grand jury session is secretive, therefore, it is unclear what it is exactly said Di Caprio to the jury. "At the Ministry of Justice, as well as in the DiCaprio itself, declined to comment. Although in the past, spokesman Dico Caprio claimed that the actor had collaborated with the investigation and "fully supports all efforts to establish equity in the case" .
In addition, it was revealed that the Hollywood actor had taken a number of expensive gifts from Joe Lowe. The publication, in particular, speaks of Picasso's painting worth 3.2 million dollars. Di Caprio claimed that the actor had initiated the US government return procedure.
The case, known as "1MDB" (from the name of the investment fund "1Malaysia Development Berhad"), has also become famous by other star names that appear in the documents . In particular, as a witness, a former member of the popular hip-hop group "The Fugees", Prazarel Michel, known by the pseudonym "Pras", is cited as a witness. He is believed to have helped Joe Lowe.
In addition, according to some sources, it would have been discovered that the owner of one of the investment companies involved in the "Low" program was Elliot Broydy. He is a renowned financier who helped raise funds from major donors to support Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Until now, no official charges have been brought against these people, but investigators are investigating possible violations of the law.
It is also noted that the investigation concerned former Goldman Sachs bankers suspected of involvement in money laundering as well as an employee of the Department of Justice who admitted to having participated in the lobbying campaign.
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