--- description: Malaysian investigators are set to question 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' producer Riza Aziz in the ongoing 1MDB probe title: 'Wolf of Wall Street' Producer To Be Questioned in Malaysia image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt022c4a7514a801b4/698934728fd2ee6be435c09e/gettyimages-461558765.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Malaysia](/tag/malaysia/) ## Malaysia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Malaysia Summons _Wolf of Wall Street_ Producer in 1MDB Corruption Probe ## Video: Seized Cash and Luxury Goods Linked to Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Are Valued at $273 Million [Watch (HLS stream): Seized Cash and Luxury Goods Linked to Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Are Valued at $273 Million](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bs09nwu1.m3u8) (0:39)  _Published 2018-06-27. Malaysian police say the total value of cash, jewelry and hundreds of watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation amounted to $273 million._ by [Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2018 3:45 AM CUT  (R to L) Riza Aziz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and producer Joey McFarland attend the U.K. Premiere of "The Wolf Of Wall Street" on Jan. 9, 2014 in London. (R to L) Riza Aziz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and producer Joey McFarland attend the U.K. Premiere of "The Wolf Of Wall Street" on Jan. 9, 2014 in London.Dave M. Benett—WireImage/Getty Images by [Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2018 3:45 AM CUT Malaysian investigators are set to question the producer of “The Wolf of Wall Street” as they step up efforts to recoup funds potentially lost through 1MDB. Riza Aziz, co-founder of Red Granite Pictures Inc. and stepson of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, has been summoned to a Tuesday hearing at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, according to state news agency Bernama. An MACC spokesperson confirmed the report. In the U.S., his production company had reached a $60 million settlement in a suit that alleged the movie was funded by money siphoned from 1MDB. Malaysia’s 1MDB task force is moving quickly to map the extent of wrongdoing at the troubled state fund, freezing more than 400 bank accounts involving 1.1 billion ringgit ($272 million) and issuing arrest warrants, including for Riza’s friend Low Taek Jho. In addition, the police have seized cash, handbags and jewelry valued at more than 1 billion ringgit as part of the investigation. Combined, that still falls short of the $4.5 billion that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seeking to recoup from the fund, whose full name is 1Malaysia Development Bhd. The settlement that Riza’s Red Granite Pictures reached addressed one among two dozen forfeiture lawsuits filed by the U.S. against $1.7 billion of assets that were allegedly acquired through money diverted from 1MDB. That includes real estate, art and proceeds from “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie earned $392 million globally, according to the website Box Office Mojo. Investigators in Malaysia have questioned Najib and his wife as part of the 1MDB case, along with former Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who won polls on Saturday to lead the nation’s main opposition party. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5328986/malaysia-1mdb-probe-wolf-of-wall-street-producer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5328986/malaysia-1mdb-probe-wolf-of-wall-street-producer/"},"headline":"Malaysia Summons Wolf of Wall Street Producer in 1MDB Corruption Probe","datePublished":"2018-07-03T03:45:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:45:17.423Z","description":"Malaysian investigators are set to question \"The Wolf Of Wall Street\" producer Riza Aziz in the ongoing 1MDB probe","url":"https://time.com/5328986/malaysia-1mdb-probe-wolf-of-wall-street-producer/","keywords":["Malaysia","Bloomberg","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt022c4a7514a801b4/698934728fd2ee6be435c09e/gettyimages-461558765.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Bloomberg","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/bloomberg/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt022c4a7514a801b4/698934728fd2ee6be435c09e/gettyimages-461558765.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Wolf Of Wall Street\" - UK Premiere - Inside Arrivals","caption":"\"The Wolf Of Wall Street\" - UK Premiere - Inside Arrivals","creditText":"Dave M. 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