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About Tim Leissner
Timothy Leissner is a German-born investment banker and convicted felon. As managing director at Goldman Sachs and chairman of the bank's Southeast Asia division Leissner helped orchestrate the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, one of the biggest financial scandals in history, in which billions of dollars were stolen. He was arrested in June 2018 in Washington, D.C. and eventually forced to pay a $43 million fine. Leissner was facing up to 25 years in prison, however he cooperated with authorities and in May 2025, he was sentenced to two years in Federal prison.
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- October 31, 1971