ROGER Ng, the former Goldman Sachs banker found guilty of helping to defraud 1MDB, has asked a New York court for mercy in anticipation of his sentencing next month, Reuters reported today.

Ng, who headed Goldman’s investment banking division in Malaysia, is appealing to the court to sentence him to the six months of jail time he has already served.

He had spent half a year behind bars in prison before he was picked up by US authorities in November 2018.

Ng faces up to 30 years in prison after a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted him last April of conspiring to bribe and launder money.

“Stripped of his dignity in a Malaysian prison, he has been made to be sick, afraid, alone and hopeless, and still suffers the debilitating effects of PTSD,” said his lawyers, who also asked the judge to allow him to return to Malaysia, where he is still subject to criminal charges related to the sovereign wealth fund.

“Ng’s role in the offence was minimal, and the only claim to the contrary was provided by Tim Leissner, who was patently incredible,” the defence said in the court filing, referring to Ng’s former superior in Goldman, who turned state witness. – February 26, 2023.