{"id":411098,"date":"2022-03-01T22:23:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lover-who-blackmailed-tim-leissner-has-assets-frozen\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T22:23:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:23:29","slug":"lover-who-blackmailed-tim-leissner-has-assets-frozen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lover-who-blackmailed-tim-leissner-has-assets-frozen\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lover who &#8216;blackmailed&#8217; Tim Leissner has assets frozen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Lover who &#8216;blackmailed&#8217; Tim Leissner has assets frozen<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The woman who is alleged to have blackmailed disgraced ex-Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner into buying her a $10 million London mansion has had her assets frozen by the Malaysian government.<\/p>\n<p>Rohana Rozhan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> executive and the former CEO of Astro Malaysia Holdings, is said to have carried on an extramarital affair with Leissner, the estranged husband of fashion model and reality television star Kimora Lee Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>Leissner testified in Brooklyn federal court last week that when he tried to break things off with Rozhan, she threatened to reveal his role in the $4.5 billion 1MDB embezzlement scheme if he did not buy her a mansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Rozhan was very upset that I was ending our relationship to be with my future wife, with Kimora,\u201d Leissner said on the stand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I didn\u2019t buy her a house, she would tell the authorities about my involvement in the 1MDB scandal. She was threatening to expose me. At the time, 2013, I was very fearful of that,\u201d Leissner added,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-22\/leissner-says-lover-blackmailed-him-into-buying-10-million-home\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-38.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rohana Rozhan, a former media executive, is alleged to have carried on an extramarital affair with Leissner.\" class=\"wp-image-21373982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-38.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-38.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-38.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rohana Rozhan, a former media executive, is alleged to have carried on an extramarital affair with Leissner.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leissner testified that he informed Richard Gnodde, the then-chief of Goldman Sachs\u2019 Asia business, of his relationship with Rozhan. <\/p>\n<p>He admitted to continuing the relationship despite Gnodde\u2019s warnings to \u201cbe careful\u201d because Rozhan\u2019s company was a client.<\/p>\n<p>Leissner\u2019s testimony prompted Malaysian regulators on Tuesday to announce an investigation of Rozhan for suspected money laundering, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-01\/malaysia-freezes-assets-of-leissner-s-alleged-lover-amid-probe?utm_medium=social&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_content=business&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic\">Bloomberg is reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=679\" alt=\"Rozhan is alleged to have threatened to reveal Leissner's role in the $4.5 billion 1MDB embezzlement scheme if he did not buy her a $10 million London mansion.\" class=\"wp-image-21373981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1358 1358w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1018 1018w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=679 679w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=339 339w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rozhan-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\"\/><figcaption>Rozhan is alleged to have threatened to reveal Leissner\u2019s role in the $4.5 billion 1MDB embezzlement scheme if he did not buy her a $10 million London mansion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have called Rohana to record her statement and have taken steps to freeze related assets or cash,\u201d said Azam Baki, the head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue our efforts to investigate and return the related monies to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-leissner-kimora-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Leissner is the estranged husband of fashion designer and former reality television star Kimora Lee Simmons.\" class=\"wp-image-21373986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-leissner-kimora-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-leissner-kimora-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-leissner-kimora-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-leissner-kimora-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Leissner is the estranged husband of fashion designer and former reality television star Kimora Lee Simmons.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Araya Doheny<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leissner, who has pleaded guilty to money laundering and bribery charges, is the US government\u2019s star witness in its case against alleged fraudster Roger Ng.<\/p>\n<p>Ng, who has pleaded not guilty, is alleged to have conspired with his then-boss, Leissner, and fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low in a scheme to defraud the 1MDB sovereign development fund.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/goldman-sachs-roger-ng-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Leissner is also the federal government's star witness in its prosecution of Roger Ng, a former colleague of Leissner's at Goldman who is on trial for his role in the 1MDB scandal.\" class=\"wp-image-21373977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/goldman-sachs-roger-ng-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/goldman-sachs-roger-ng-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/goldman-sachs-roger-ng-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leissner is also the federal government\u2019s star witness in its prosecution of Roger Ng, a former colleague of Leissner\u2019s at Goldman who is on trial for his role in the 1MDB scandal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">JEENAH MOON<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leissner has struck a deal with the government whereby he has pleaded guilty in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of the 49-year-old Ng.<\/p>\n<p>He testified last week that he carried on 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