Indonesia Seizes Yacht Wanted by US in Probe of Malaysia

Indonesia has seized a luxury yacht on the tourist island of Bali that is wanted by U.S. authorities as part of a probe into alleged multibillion-dollar corruption at Malaysian state investment fund 1MBD. Metro TV on Wednesday showed local police and what it identified as FBI officers on board the sleek 92-meter (300-foot) vessel, Equanimity, moored off Bali. In June, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil case seeking recovery of $540 million in assets, including the yacht, that it...

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