WOLF OF WALL STREET

DiCaprio to Return Funds Linked to Malaysian 1MDB Fraud

Actor has been cooperating with DOJ since July.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio said he will return any money embezzled from a Malaysian government fund if it is determined that it financed the production of his film The Wolf of Wall Street or his environmental foundation. According to a spokesperson, DiCaprio has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice in the investigation since July, when it was announced; the statement is the first the Oscar-winner’s camp has made on the widening financial scandal. The DoJ filed a lawsuit to seize upward of $1 billion tied to a state investment fund known as 1MDB. The suit includes the rights to the film, according to a representative for DiCaprio. The Hollywood A-lister said he will follow any determination from the agency about funds that may have supported the movie or his nonprofit. “Both Mr. DiCaprio and [the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation] continue to be entirely supportive of all efforts to assure that justice is done in this matter,” a statement said. “Mr. DiCaprio is grateful for the lead and instruction of the government on how to accomplish this.”