NEW YORK, May 23 -- Goldman Sachs has accused its former South-east Asia chairman Tim Leissner of being a "serial liar" who operated out of greed and deception in the 1MDB corruption scandal, just days before he is due to be sentenced in the United States.

According to Bloomberg, Goldman's general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, in a letter filed yesterday to a Brooklyn federal judge, said Leissner had never taken responsibility for his role in the scheme that siphoned billions from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.

The 53-year-old pleaded guilty in 2018 and became a key witness for the US government, helping to secure the conviction of a fellow Goldman banker and contributing to the firm's record US$2.9 billion (RM12.4 billion) penalty ...