Leissner mentions 'bribery' involving ex-BNM governor's husband in trial

Disgraced Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner, in his testimony before the New York Eastern District Court, had mentioned bribery involving a former Bank Negara governor's husband.

However, he could not independently verify if a bribe was indeed paid.

According to court transcripts of the trial of Roger Ng, Leissner mentioned this when asked by prosecutors on his dealings with the PetroSaudi-1MDB joint venture project.

He explained that...