A jaw-dropping tale of spectacle, deception, and kleptocracy: how a social climber allegedly turned billions of sovereign dollars into mansions, movies and private jets. In this 3-minute distillation (original 22 minutes), host Dagogo Altraide traces Jho Low’s rise from elite campuses to Hollywood parties, the PetroSaudi and 1MDB transfers, the paper trail through shell companies and banks, and the leaks and journalism that exposed the scheme. You’ll learn the mechanics of modern financial corruption, the role of complicit institutions, and why perception can be as powerful as capital. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.
