Reuters
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Opening statements in former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng’s U.S. corruption trial https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/rogue-employee-or-goldman-scapegoat-ex-bankers-1mdb-corruption-trial-kick-off-2022-02-10 over the looting of hundreds of millions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund are scheduled to get under way this week. Ng has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to violate an anti-bribery law and to launder money. The following is an explanation of the charges Ng faces and how he could defend himself: BRIBERY Ng is charged with one count of conspirin…