S4E1 - 1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 1: The Promise That Opened the Door

A sovereign fund was supposed to build a nation. Instead, it became the front door to one of the biggest thefts in modern finance. The first clue was not a hidden vault or a masked raid. It was a clean, official promise that sounded almost too respectable to question.1Malaysia Development Berhad, known as 1MDB, was born in two thousand nine with the language of progress wrapped around it. Public capital. National development. Strategic investment. On paper, it looked like the future. But here is the catch. In Malaysia, proximity to power could matter almost as much as law. And 1...