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Pop stars, models, and Hollywood: The crazy life of the man accused of siphoning $4.5 billion from Malaysia's state fund

Low partied with stars and acquired millions of pounds worth of prime real estate in the US and London, including a penthouse in Trump Tower for $33 million.

“Are you telling me the Prime Minister doesn’t make his own decisions? There are so many other people who get away with ridiculous billions and billions and billions,” Low told Euromoney in 2015.

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In June 2017, supermodel Miranda Kerr handed over more than $8 million-worth of jewellery to US authorities. They had been bought for her by Low in 2014, when the two had allegedly been dating.

“I feel it’s just gotten to a point where it’s ridiculous. There are all these guys with their arrows out on me,” Low told Euromoney in 2015.

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continues to hope that justice is done in this matter.”

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“Everything he stood for inspires me every day,” said Low, as millions of dollars worth of Malaysian government money allegedly sat in a series of his bank accounts.

The Californian civil filing alleges that, from 2010 onwards, Low acquired millions of pounds worth of prime real estate in the US and London, including a penthouse in Trump Tower for $33 million and the Beverly Hills L’Ermitage hotel.

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