Massive embezzlement scheme ensnares Leonardo DiCaprio and his non-profit foundation
by: Ethan Huff
NaturalNews.com
Saturday, June 24, 2017
A production company that reportedly funneled millions of dollars into the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is the target of a new asset seizure request by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for its alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars in charity funds.
According to reports, Red Granite Pictures is being accused of illegally siphoning money from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, known as the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) which is meant to help poor Malaysians, in order to produce Hollywood films like Dumb and Dumber To and Daddy’s Home.
Because some of this money has also apparently ended up in the coffers of Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s non-profit, his name is also a part of the DoJ investigation. DiCaprio has already preemptively agreed to cooperate by handing over to federal authorities an honorary Oscar he was given by Red Granite Productions for his work on The Wolf of Wall Street, but there’s apparently more where that came from.
The environmental group “Save Rivers” claims that the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has been the recipient of monies from the fund that, even though they were used to support the goals of his charity, are ill-gotten and need to be returned. But so far, this hasn’t happened, at least not in full.
“In keeping the ill-gotten money, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is acting in complete contradiction to its mission statement, which is to be ‘dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants … while restoring balance to threatened ecosystems and communities,” stated Peter Kallang in a statement.
“The money should thus be returned to the people of Malaysia to stop the massive destruction to the environment and ecosystem from land developments and pollution.”
Was DiCaprio even aware of how Red Granite Pictures was being funded?
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