FORMER Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng will be deported to the United States to face 1MDB charges at the end of a 60-day remand order obtained by the Malaysian police.

Bukit Aman obtained the remand order following Ng’s arrest on November 1 in Malaysia, said Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Amar Singh Ishar Singh.

Amar, however, did not rule out sending Ng off to the US earlier if the extradition process is complete and in order.

“We are assisting the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

“The DoJ has to complete all the necessary arrangements and documentations in relation to the extradition process within the 60 days,” he told a press conference after launching the Sri Hartamas police station today.

Ng is currently held at an undisclosed location.

The Malaysian Insight learnt that Ng, who was indicted by DoJ yesterday, will also be questioned by Malaysian police from the anti-money laundering (Amla) unit.

A source said this was apart from questioning by the CCID.

“After CCID, Amla will also question Ng,” the source told The Malaysian Insight.

Ng was indicted along with another Malaysian, Penang-born businessman Low Taek Jho, and another former colleague, Tim Leissner.

All were said to have conspired to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Bhd and attempted to bribe various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials.

Leissner pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money and to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and was ordered to pay US$43.7 million (RM182 million).

In the DoJ’s indictment filing, Ng was mentioned as being part of arrangements with Low to transfer money from a British Virgin Islands company to “settle” gifts for “Madam”, the codename given to Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak.

Ng was also mentioned together with Low, Najib’s stepson, Riza Aziz, and Leissner, in a move to transfer funds from bond transactions that were eventually used to finance the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street. – November 14, 2018.