
<p>In the 2010s, US Navy officers took cash, prostitutes and more from a Malaysian defense contractor known as Fat Leonard. To tell a story that bears more than a hint of resemblance to the Jho Low 1MDB scandal, award-winning journalist Tom Wright (<a href="https://twitter.com/TomWrightAsia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomwrightasia</a>) joins me to discuss Fat Leonard’s relationship with the military and how it all came crashing down.</p><br><p>Tom is the host of the podcast series<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3fmip4TpJMOm0xZsGTzU17?si=1IFDH1pMTBqNWPtrHcVsOg&dl_branch=1&nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> FAT LEONARD</a>, and previously wrote a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller on Jho Low titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Dollar-Whale-Fooled-Hollywood/dp/031643647X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billion Dollar Whale</em></a>.</p><br><p>We discuss</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How Fat Leonard managed to earn million...
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