Najib Hires Comms Firm Karv To Represent Him In Us Media

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Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has hired global communications firm, Karv Communications, to provide media relations support as former Goldman Sachs executive Roger Ng goes on trial in a federal court in New York.
A spokesperson from the firm revealed to Washington DC-based online news portal, Politico Influence (PI), that they were hired “to help ensure Najib’s (above) actions and views are understood by US journalists and presented accurately in any US media coverage - including during the trial of Roger Ng currently underway in the Eastern District of New York.”
The portal reported that according to documents filed with the Justice Department on Monday and the firm, Karv would serve as a subcontractor to Najib’s attorney, Tania Scivetti, for an initial period of two months and paid close to RM600,000.
According to the Karv website, the firm specialises in effective communications strategies around complex legal and litigation-related matters that could emanate from a crisis, among other specialisations.
Najib was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RM210 million on July 28 last year over the misappropriation of funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former 1MDB subsidiary.
The portal explained that the alleged mastermind of the scheme, Malaysian businessperson Low Taek Jho, who was a key figure in charges against GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy, was on the run.
GOP fundraiser Elliot BroidyThe portal wrote that Broidy, an ally of former president Donald Trump, was pardoned after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
PI explained that Broidy allegedly worked with two others to conceal efforts to soften the Trump administration's stance on the 1MDB fraud, which included alleged efforts by Broidy to set up a round of golf between Trump and Najib. - Mkini

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