1MDB deal made him a ‘hero’, ex-Goldman Sachs banker testifies

A former Goldman Sachs partner testified on Wednesday that he and a colleague became “heroes” at the bank for bringing in billions in business from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, deals he said were cemented through bribes and kickbacks.Tim Leissner, the former chief of Goldman’s Southeast Asia operation, is a star witness in the criminal trial of Roger Ng, the bank’s former head of investment banking in Malaysia.Prosecutors have accused Ng, 49, of receiving millions of dollars in…