![]() It also details his time in the United States and his relationships with Gulf Arab royalty and Hollywood actors, among others. The book sheds light on the lax oversight that allowed Low to go siphon out such large amounts of money to finance his lavish lifestyle. It describes how Low manipulated former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak into creating a sovereign wealth fund that raised ten billion dollars, and how half of the raised funds eventually disappeared. īillion Dollar Whale chronicles the exploits of Malaysian fugitive businessman Jho Low, wanted by authorities internationally for his connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their reporting made them finalists for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. Overview īillion Dollar Whale is a book based on extensive investigative reporting by Wall Street Journal correspondents Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. The book received positive reviews despite attempts to block it from distribution in multiple countries in a campaign by London-based law firm Schillings. Published on September 18, 2018, by Hachette Books, the book focuses on how Malaysian financier Jho Low allegedly masterminded a US$4.5 billion fraud in what is referred to as the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. ![]() Billion Dollar Whale (original title: Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World) is a non-fiction book by The Wall Street Journal correspondents Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. ![]()
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