8 years ago
Feds want 'Wolf of Wall Street' profits as part of $3.5 billion fraud allegations
In a massive lawsuit that reads like an international thriller, the U.S. government claims that well-connected fraudsters stole $3.5 billion from the Malaysian people and used it to buy New York condos, hotels, yachts and a jet. Some of that money was used to produce the Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street," according to federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday attempting to seize $1 billion of those assets -- the amount that went through American banks.
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