KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 -- Malaysia is seeking to extradite former Goldman Sachs partner Tim Leissner from the United States, marking its ongoing efforts to address the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

According to WSJ, the Malaysian government submitted the extradition request to the US Department of Justice in August last year, with an Interpol red notice issued for Leissner in November.

The notice alleges Leissner violated Malaysian capital markets law, which carries a potential maximum sentence of 10 years if found guilty.

Leissner, formerly Goldman's top banker on 1MDB, pleaded guilty in the US in 2018 to conspiring to launder money and bribe foreign officials.

He admitted that he a...