Cover image via Free Malaysia Today
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief confirmed that the agency is working together with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on an investigation linked to 1MDB, yesterday, 24 July
Abu Kassim said the MACC is investigating a businessman who allegedly cheated 1MDB and was involved in money laundering before he took the stolen funds to the US
It was [reported](http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/macc-confirms-working-with-fbi-on-1mdb) that the MACC had earlier said in a statement on Friday, 22 July, that the cooperation was only devoted to the possibility of money laundering by a businessman said to have duped 1MDB.
**The MACC did not identify the businessman in question.**
Abu Kassim reportedly declined to answer questions on extradition.
**"No.. everything is as stated by the FBI. We are unable to elaborate further as of now,"** he was quoted as saying by [NST Online](http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/160404/abu-kassim-fbi-had-requested-maccs-assistance-cheating-money-laundering-probe).
The confirmation came just days after the US' Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has filed lawsuits seeking to seize assets tied to funds stolen from 1MDB
The US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch (centre) discusses the 1MDB case last Wednesday, 20 July.
Image via GIR
Following the DOJ's crackdown on the siphoning of funds from 1MDB, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has assured that the government will give its full cooperation to international parties investigating the issue
He added that the government is "serious about good governance."
**The premier also stressed that the public should not pass judgment on the individuals identified in the lawsuit simply for being named in the filing.**
