In my continuing investigation of the Malaysian 1MBD scandal, brand-new details has emerged that showcases a complex web of intrigue, subterfuge as well as corruption involving the expected 'Whistleblower' Xavier Andre Justo and also a Swiss prosecutor. Mr. Justo, a previous high-level worker of PetroSaudi International SA, was incarcerated in Thailand for swiping a database from his former employer that broke the detraction. A Swiss district attorney that himself is presently under examination for political corruption with a 'Dispute of Passion' connected to the instance and a list of other varied stars more befitting of a Hollywood thriller than real life circumstances.
In my last write-up I reported on the 1MBD rumor's impact in Canada. In 2012, Malaysia's state-owned power business Petronas acquired Canada's Progression Power for a reported $5.5 billion. At the time it was one of Malaysia's biggest international investments. Given the reality that the 1MBD scandal broke following Petronas's aggressive entrance to Canada's oil as well as gas market, I started investigating as well as reporting on the ramifications that corrupt foreign investors from developing countries, such as Malaysia, might have in Canadian personal market industries. I made a decision to concentrate initially on the primary person attributed with 'breaking' the story of the IMBD rumor - Xavier Andre Justo.
Getting to the bottom of this complex affair has been challenging. Basically, the center monitoring of the companies associated with the 1MBD rumor, are essentially, scared to speak with reporters. Furthermore, the top rate executives of these companies will additionally not take place the record. Last week, I lastly located an unhappy former exec of PetroSaudi International as well as two previous close friends of Mr. Justo's that were all kind enough to give me some sorely needed background on the 'life and times' of Xavier Justo.
The previous Executive of PetroSaudi International talked with me on problem of privacy as well as also provided me with documents, https://www.washingtonpost.com/newssearch/?query=1MDB duplicates of text messages and other material to support his claims that Xavier Justo, far from being a 'good deed doer', remains in truth he is a con-artist that delights in the good life as well as has a narcotics abuse problem that consists of "hefty drinking as well as a great deal of cocaine." I am currently verifying the product given to us regarding Mr. Justo and also will certainly be publishing even more passages soon. He additionally bitterly berated PetroSaudi International for enabling Mr. Justo to rise in the firm ranks in spite of his widely known partying way of life. These claims were also verified by the 2 previous friends of Mr. Justo, that were both jilted by him in personal financings that were never repaid.
In February of this year, PetroSaudi International's Chief Executive Officer Tarek Essam Ahmad Obaid, company Supervisor Patrick Andrew Marc Mahony, as well as Malaysian shady 'business person' Reduced Taek Jho were all fingered in Malaysia by the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Compensation) over the 1MBD scandal. At the time, MACC proudly revealed this in a press release and that all 3 accused had actually been put on Interpol's 'Red Watch Checklist'. After an extensive week of checking out the cases and counterclaims between Mr. Justo and PetroSaudi International, my study group and also I have ended that Mr. Justo is a severe opportunist with a prior criminal background who utilized his crucial position at PetroSaudi International and his close friendship with CEO Tarek Obaid, to his very own advantage which the 'traditional media was deceived by his attempt to make himself look like an innocent 'whistleblower'.
Along with this, after checking Interpol's online 'Red Alert 'data source it has been verified that neither Mr. Obaid nor Mr. Mahony have been placed on Interpol's 'Red Watch Listing" and that they are not 'wanted fugitives' as recommended by many media outlets.
My investigation of Mr. Justo as well as from our sources kept in mind above, confirmed that he has no formal university education which during the mid-2000's, he had possession rate of interests in some questionable clubs in Geneva. In 2006 Mr. Justo was apprehended by Swiss Federal Cops for opening up as well as taking care of an account of a widely known Spanish contraband criminal gang. The account was frozen for criminal origin of funds and also cash laundering by the Geneva Financial Criminal Activity Cops.
Mr. Justo was held for over 18 hrs and was just released after he, according to previous good friends, provided testament against the participants of the criminal gang he was benefiting. Surprisingly, he was launched without charges.
PetroSaudi International's Chief Executive Officer Tarek Obaid, is a dual citizen of Switzerland and also Saudi Arabia and finished from Georgetown College's prestigious School of Foreign Service. Before the 1MBD rumor Mr. Obaid had actually never ever been charged with a crime in any country. According to the former PetroSaudi International Exec and also former friends of Mr. Justo that I talked with, Mr. Obaid met Mr. Justo on a basketball court when he was a 15-year-old that simply immigrated to Switzerland. They struck up a deep friendship as Justo himself is a descendant of immigrant parents. Justo served as a coach to Mr. Obaid, his peer in service and also life in Switzerland during both of their young people. Years later on, Mr. Obaid gave Mr. Justo reduced degree work to aid him sustain himself and also his household because of Mr. Justo's unfavorable financial conditions. In these jobs Mr. Justo was employed in numerous positions as a doorman, a car valet and also managing little petty cash purchases for Mr. Obaid's workplace as well as family members.
The mainstream media portraits of Mr. Justo being an 'International Banker' is incorrect; while he did operate in a couple of banks as a low-level clerk, he was never ever a 'lender' neither has he held any senior setting in any kind of Swiss or various other EU financial institution. He likewise does not have the correct education and learning or training for that type of task. From files that we are still reviewing, it is clear he fell short to open a checking account in numerous nations to receive the repayment for the stolen data, which present his insurance claim to be an 'International lender' in a mocks light.
Xavier Andre Justo individual life was, as we were informed, highly unsteady. Mr. Justo was wed to Daphné Smits for some years. According to close friends of Mr. Justo, while he worked as a clerk at Banque Scandinave en Suisse (BSS) in Geneva, he had sexual experiences with his Manager's wife. A few months later Mr. Justo purportedly had one more event with the better half of his friend and also was caught in the act. Consequently, his wife Daphné divorced him and also took all his money. After that Justo began a charming partnership with Laura (his current partner) who he satisfied when she was a secretary at the business where he was operating at the moment.
In the meantime, Mr. Justo got heavily depressed and was afraid of retaliation by the contraband criminal gang. Mr. Justo, as well as his after that sweetheart, Laura fled to Thailand and according to a previous buddy, "stole all the money from his Mommy's checking account to spend for the journey"
After remaining in Thailand for a number of months, Mr. Justo contacted Mr. Obaid and also told him he was dealing with a lack of income and was "desperate" to sustain his family.
In mid-2010, Mr. Obaid determined to give Mr. Justo an additional opportunity and also provided him a brand-new job with PetroSaudi International in London on the problem that Mr. Justo devote to quit his regular cocaine practice and also alcohol abuse. Mr. Justo readily agreed. With a significant wage bundle of 400,000 British Pounds per year that included a totally paid plush apartment in Mayfair, Mr. Justo's life took a turn right and also his profession was back on course.
Mr. Obaid, that extremely trusted Mr. Justo his youth close friend, was focused on growing his worldwide procedures as well as needed a person in London he can trust to authorize company documents on his part, conduct routine workplace financial and also various other mundane management features when Mr. Obaid was not around.
Additional investigations of Mr. Justo's as well as Mr. Obaid's relationship disclose the incredible trust that the previous taken into the latter.
From the various files we are presently verifying, among them is an authentic copy of Mr. Justo's employment contract with PetroSaudi International (below).
One of the former pals of Mr. Justo's that I spoke with specified that he couldn't think that Xavier had actually been offered such a high degree wage and also rely on that company (PetroSaudi International) ... I remember one-time we were hanging out at Zumas in Knights Bridge as well as he paid for our meal and all the bevi's on a company charge card ... the costs was shocking ...".
The former PetroSaudi International Exec we talked to verified that within the business Mr. Justo was recognized to constant costly London haunts in Knightsbridge as well as Covent Garden 2 of London's a lot of special areas. (Zuma is a pricey Japanese restaurant). The former Executive likewise added that he suggested Sarawak Report scandal Mr. Obaid numerous times about Mr. Justo's social actions as well as ballooning expense accounts however that he (Mr. Obaid) "wouldn't become aware of it ... Tarek trusted this guy given that he was a kid yet never ever really knew him ... Mr.
Obaid was premature, and had poor judgment when it concerned childhood friends, it caused a lot of stress in the office ... it was so damn dumb ... I could not take it any longer.".
Mr. Justo got a 3-year jail sentence in Thailand in 2015 after being founded guilty of extortion, blackmailing and also burglary of PetroSaudi International's data source. A criminal offense he readily confessed to.
According to court statement and proof supplied by various witnesses, Mr. Justo's job efficiency seriously tatty in late 2010 with a number of absences as well as alcoholic binges that consisted of inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Then at first of April 2011 he missed a trip from London to New York city where he resulted from satisfy a major customer along with the investors of PetroSaudi International.
Witnesses later on validated that Mr. Justo was high on cocaine and very intoxicated the evening before the flight. When he failed to turn up to the meeting in New York, he was immediately disregarded from his position.
It was later on validated with a forensic investigation that Mr. Justo stole PetroSaudi International's data source as well as made the last download of the 90Gb information 24h after he was fired over the phone. This is the day that the 1MBD detraction began.
Xavier Andre Justo's criminal activities as well as indulgent drug habit sparked the world's biggest economic rumor, reduced the Malaysian federal government, started criminal process in Switzerland, Singapore, the EU as well as the United States and set you back the Malaysian individuals billions of dollars.
It is time the full reality comes to light on this story.
With this believed in mind, I will be publishing more posts over the coming days as well as weeks concerning the 1MBD scandal and publishing 'never-seen-before' files that will certainly provide my viewers a clear understanding on exactly how a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?search=1MDB lower level employee, who had a regular drug and alcohol abuse trouble, was able to stir up one of the biggest financial rumors in contemporary background.