FUGITIVE businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is allegedly residing in an exclusive area of Shanghai, living a life of luxury despite being wanted for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
In a livestream last night, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright claimed that Low was living in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood.
He is allegedly using a fake Australian passport with a Greek name, Veis Constantinos Achilles, to get around while hiding his identity.
“He’s living in an ultra-high-end neighbourhood in Shanghai called Green Hills in a mansion, with luxury cars and travelling 15 minutes to his office at the Shanghai Financial Centre,” the pair claimed in their newsletter “Whale Hunting” last night.
They claimed that Jho Low is now acting as a strategic advisor to the Chinese government and his role involves assisting companies facing international sanctions to continue their global operations.
Low is the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal, in which at least US$4.5 billion (approximately RM19 billion) was misappropriated from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
Last year, then Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police were tracking down Low, but there were no leads on his whereabouts.
The US Department of Justice has previously stated that the stolen funds were used to acquire luxury real estate in the US, a private jet, a superyacht, high-value artworks, and to finance the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued in 2018 against Low, who was charged in Malaysia and the US over allegations that he orchestrated the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB. – July 19, 2025
