The producers of “The Wolf of Wall Street” will pay the US authorities 60 million in the case of fraud

Company Red granite, which funded the creation of Martin Scorsese’s film “The Wolf of Wall Street”, agreed to pay the US government $ 60 million as part of the settlement of the case of financial fraud.

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As reported by RBC agency citing Reuters, in 2016, the American prosecutor’s office suspected the company Red graniteheaded by the adopted son of the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Reese Aziz, in that she, in violation of the law, allocated funds for shooting three films: “The Wolf from Wall Street”, “Dumb and Dumber 2” and “Hello, Dad, New Year” . It was alleged that they received money that was withdrawn from the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

Red granite now agreed to pay the US government $ 60 million in three tranches. In this case, the transaction provides that the case against the company will be closed, and its management will not admit his guilt.

“We are pleased that this case is left behind, and now we can focus on film production,” - commented on the deal in Red granite.

In business Red granite The main character in the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” by Leonardo DiCaprio was also mentioned. For example, the prosecutor's office stated that the picture of Pablo Picasso, presented to him by Malaysians, was also bought with money from 1MDB. As a result, the actor agreed to cooperate with the investigation and handed over the picture to the authorities. He also returned the Oscar statuette, previously owned by actor Marlon Brando.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” is a film shot in Martin XTNX by Martin Scorsese. The plot is based on the autobiography of businessman Jordan Belfort, convicted of financial crimes, including money laundering, and now organizing business training.

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