The Wolf of Wall Street was brought to us by new kid on the block movie studio Red Granite Pictures and in true Jordan Belfort fashion, may have been funded through shady means. Reports say that the studio may have used money that was meant to stimulate the Malaysian economy.
The fund, 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, was set up seven years ago by the prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. His stepson, Riza Aziz, is the chairman of Red Granite Pictures.
The investigators say that money was funneled into Red Granite Pictures using shell companies and other nefarious means. Director Martin Scorcese and star Leonardo Dicaprio are not being implicated in anyway, but there are subpoenas being issued to employees of Red Grantite Pictures and this may be a big story soon.
The irony if true is scandalous enough to make another movie out of it.
