1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
Red Granite Pictures founder and producer Riza Aziz arrested in Malaysia on money laundering charges.August 27 The High Court sets 11 November as the date to deliver its decision on Najib on the SRC International trial.August 28 Najib's 1MDB trial begins.November 11 The High Court orders Najib to enter defense on all seven charges involving abuse of SRC International funds.2020January 8 The MACC releases nine phone audio recordings received about a week earlier. They were recorded between January 5 to July 29, 2016 and are about 45 minutes long in all. The recordings reveal Najib's attempts to cover up investigations into the 1MDB scandal, which MACC chief Latheefa Beebi Koya described as "shocking, as there are attempts at cover-ups and subversion of justice". One of the audio recordings featured a conversation between Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor, who sounded upset at Najib's mishandling on the scandal. In another audio recording, Najib  was seeking help from United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to help clear Najib's stepson, Riza Aziz's involvement in the scandal.March 17 Officials from the Malaysia's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said that Malaysia has recovered US$322 million stolen from 1MDB, a fraction of the more than US$4.5 billion US prosecutors say was looted.April 15The US Department of Justice returns US$300 million in funds stolen during the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia.July 28'''