/2 In 2015, after news broke about Mr. Low’s alleged involvement in one of the world’s largest financial scams, his patron, Prime Minister Najib Razak, instructed Low to leave Malaysia.
/3 Alleged by U.S. authorities to have stolen billions from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, Low’s life of exile was not too shabby. He began to spend time in Shanghai at the Peninsula Hotel apartments and the St. Regis apartments in Bangkok.
/4 He lay Low for a while, but Low could not live without the celebrity-filled parties that he had enjoyed since the 1MDB scheme began in 2009. Now, his parties were more secretive — but they still went on.
/5 As recently as February, Low hosted a secret party in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. The singer Nicole Scherzinger and hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz flew in to attend. #billiondollarwhale
/6 On May 9, Low was confident that Prime Minister Najib Razak would win re-election in Malaysia. In anticipation of victory, Low went to the Thai resort island of Phuket. #billiondollarwhale
/7 Instead, Najib was thrown out of power by voters angered over the $4.5 billion 1MDB scandal. The new Malaysian government says it wants to question Mr. Low. But where is he? #billiondollarwhale billiondollarwhale.com
