1MDB convict and ex-Goldman banker Tim Leissner seeks pardon from Trump

Tim Leissner, the former Goldman Sachs banker who admitted his role in one of the largest financial frauds in history, is seeking a presidential pardon before he surrenders to a federal prison in the US. Leissner filed his pardon application to the US Justice Department last year, according to a notice on the DOJ website. It was submitted between September 3 and November 18, according to archived copies posted on lawyeroyer.com. Leissner, Goldman’s former Southeast Asia chairman, pleaded guilty...