Ex-US official admits part in multimillion-dollar conspiracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Justice Department official has admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar effort to try to get the United States to drop its investigation into a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from a Malaysian investment fund.
George Higginbotham pleaded guilty Friday in Washington.
Prosecutors say he was part of a conspiracy to pay an influential person to pressure officials to drop their probe of the fund known as 1MDB. That person was not identifi