Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been caught in the middle of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, has armed himself with a team of top American lawyers. Ashcroft Law Firm, headed by former US Attorney General John Ashcroft, has listed Najib as a client on the United States Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) register. Among a growing list of accusations aimed at the previous administration are claims that Najib’s government had used money raised from a deal with Khazanah Nasional to pay for some 1MDB liabilities. Malaysian police have seized $29m in cash from a property linked to Najib as part of their investigation into the 1MDB scandal, while 37 bags of jewellery, watches and gold bars seized are yet to be valued.