Ex-Goldman Banker in Plea Talks To Avoid U.S. Trial Over 1MDB Charges

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Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng is still in plea talks to avoid a U.S. trial on charges that he violated American anti-bribery laws and conspired to launder money embezzled from Malaysia’s state investment fund 1MDB.

At a hearing Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, with Ng present, prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie the talks have been slowed by a “tremendous amount of discovery evidence.” About 640,000 documents have been prepared, Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Rolle said.