UAE envoy to US linked to Malaysia 1MBD scandal, say reports

Companies connected to the UAE envoy to the US received $66mn from offshore accounts that contained money allegedly embezzled from Malaysia's 1MDB investment fund, according to reports. Leaked emails of ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba included "descriptions of meetings between Shaher Awartani, an Abu Dhabi-based business partner of Otaiba," reported the The…