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Tom Wright is a British journalist known for his investigative work, known for his The Wall Street Journal reporting on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Wright served as The Wall Street Journal's Asia Economics Editor from 2013 to 2019.[3]
1MDB
[edit]Wright and Bradley Hope jointed covered the 1MDB scandal, later writing Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World about fugitive Jho Low.[4][5][6] Wright has continued to report on Jho Low's whereabouts.[7][8]
Project Brazen
[edit]In 2021, Wright and Bradley Hope launched Project Brazen, a multimedia journalism platform focused on international stories, including crime and business.[1][9][10][11]
In September 2025, Wright published a Project Brazen investigation on a financial network tied to scam centers in Southeast Asia led by South African Benjamin Mauerberger.[12] The investigation alleged Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong was tasked with investigating the network, which paid his wife, Kanokporn Tanyawong, $3 million.[13] On 22 October 2025, Vorapak resigned from his position.[14]
Publications
[edit]- Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World (2018)[15]
- Fat Leonard: The Man Who Corrupted the US Navy (2024)[16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Ramachandran, Naman (2021-02-24). "Pulitzer Finalist 'Billion Dollar Whale' Authors Bradley Hope, Tom Wright Launch Content Company Project Brazen". Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Steps Down After Reports Linking Him to Scam Operations". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ "Tom Wright". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ Marett, Coco. "Tom Wright on Billion Dollar Whale's Film Adaptation and Other Wild Stories He's Got Up His Sleeve". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Graphics, FT Interactive. "Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright, Bradley Hope". FT Business book of the year award. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Kolhatkar, Sheelah (2018-09-28). ""Billion Dollar Whale," an Absurd Tale of Financial Fraud". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Leng, Tan Ai (2025-07-21). "Bugatti, bodyguards and a Greek alias: Journalists claim Malaysian fugitive Jho Low is living large in Shanghai". The Business Times. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ "Asia's Great Gatsby: New book chronicles Malaysia's fugitive financier". CNBC. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (2022-11-02). "Reporters Who Broke 1MBD Corruption Scandal on Setting up Project Brazen, Getting Subpoenaed for 'Fat Leonard' and Jho Low's Whereabouts (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Project Brazen: The next chapter for Billion Dollar Whale writers Tom Wright and Bradley Hope". The Edge Singapore. 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (2023-05-24). "Peabody-Nominated Content Studio Project Brazen Launches Platform for "Fearless Storytelling"(Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company (2025-10-23). "Scandal draws too close for comfort". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Thailand Appoints Official to Investigate Network That Paid His Wife $3M". Whale Hunting. 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ "Thai Official Resigns Over Allegations of Links to Scam Network". 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Wright, Tom; Hope, Bradley (2018). Billion dollar whale: the man who fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the world (First ed.). New York, NY Boston, MA: Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-316-43650-2.
- ↑ Whitlock, Craig (2024). Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U. S. Navy (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-3163-0.