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“Alsen Chance gave $1.5 million to Swizz Beatz Productions Inc. in September 2012. Payments of $1 million and $800,000 were sent in October 2012. Affinity sent $800,000 to Swizz Beatz’s Monza Studios in November 2013 and $1 million in December 2013. Swizz Beatz received $500,000 in June 2014, $300,000 in July 2014, and $1.4 million in September 2014,” reports All Hip Hop News.
Swizz Beatz, the celebrated Hip-Hop producer, is now facing a lawsuit filed in New York that ties him to the massive 1MDB scandal—a corruption case that rocked international financial circles. For fans of Swizz in Alabama, this news has shocked the music community, as the man behind some of the biggest hits in Hip-Hop is now accused of receiving millions in stolen funds.
The lawsuit alleges that Swizz Beatz, born Kasseem Daoud Dean, accepted more than $7 million in fraudulent transfers connected to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. This multi-billion-dollar financial fraud, orchestrated by Jho Low and his associate Eric Tan, involved siphoning billions from the fund, which was intended to promote Malaysia’s economic development. Instead, much of the money was misappropriated and used to fund lavish lifestyles, including celebrity parties and luxury items.