MALAYSIAN MELTDOWN: EX-PREZ JAILED AS $4.5B ‘GIFT’ DEFENSE
The Daily Dumpster Staff
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison last Friday, December 26, 2025, for his central role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB state fund plunder. Investigators revealed that over $4.5 billion was siphoned from the fund—meant for public development—to fuel the world’s most expensive crime spree.
The heist snared Hollywood nobility through Red Granite Pictures, a production company co-founded by Najib’s stepson, Riza Aziz. US investigators found that at least $100 million in stolen 1MDB cash was used to finance Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. While Najib claimed the hundreds of millions in his personal accounts were a “generous donation” from a Saudi prince, the judge dismissed the defense as a “witch hunt” narrative debunked by hard evidence.
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Method Producing at its Finest
You have to love the irony: they used billions of stolen tax dollars to fund a movie about guys stealing billions of dollars. It’s not just a crime; it’s performance art. While the Malaysian public was left with the bill, the elite were busy bankrolling DiCaprio’s yachts and buying Van Goghs with money that was supposed to be building schools. Fifteen years for ‘thinking’ a billion dollars was a friendly gift? We’ve all been there—check the balance, see nine zeros you didn’t earn, and just assume it’s a late birthday present from a Sultan. It’s the same hustle whether it’s a prime minister in Malaysia or a daycare owner in St. Paul—just a bigger suit and a longer sentence.
