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South Korean bosses apologise after embezzlement accusations

2016-10-25 10:54:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Lotte's Chairman Shin Dong-bin bowed with his directors and gave a public apology.

Leonardo DiCaprio charity investigated over links to $3.5bn embezzlement

2016-09-18 15:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Leonardo DiCaprio's charity has been urged to repay donations linked to a Malaysian fund that backed his film 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. The foundation is being investigated by the US Department of Justice over alleged ties to a $3.5bn embezzlement scandal whose "misappropriated" funds were used to bankroll the 2013 film, according to reports. The actor is now facing calls to "give the dirty money back". According to the Department of Justice, certain donations to the Oscar-winner's environmental...

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Leonardo DiCaprio pushed to repay donations tied to embezzlement scheme

2016-09-06 09:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tribute: Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental charity is under pressure to repay some donations tied to a Malaysian fund that also backed his film The Wolf of Wall Street. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) is allegedly being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice after it was revealed that some of the foundation`s donors and investors are involved in a $3.5 million Malaysian embezzlement scheme whose "misappropriated" funds also bankrolled the actor`s 2013 film. According to the U.S. Department...

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Leonardo DiCaprio pushed to repay donations from Malaysian embezzlement scheme

2016-09-04 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBS: Leonardo DiCaprio is under pressure after it was revealed that some of his donors and investors were embroiled in a Malaysian embezzlement scandal. A rainforest-based charity, the Bruno Manser Fund, wrote an open letter urging the actor to pay back all donations, loans and other funds he and his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, an environmental charity, received from Riza Aziz, stepson of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, his associates Low Taek Jho ("Jho Low') and Tan Kim Loong, and any funds...

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