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    FBI, Indonesian Police Search Yacht Seized in 1MDB Scandal in Bali

    Investigators seek evidence the crew had tried to evade authorities to avoid seizure

    WSJ video shows the luxury yacht Equanimity, linked to a $4.5 billion fraud case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, being searched Thursday in the waters off Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Ben Otto/The Wall Street Journal
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    BENOA HARBOR, Indonesia—U.S. and Indonesian investigators searched a luxury yacht Thursday off Bali, seeking evidence the crew had tried to evade authorities in Southeast Asian waters to avoid seizure related to a $4.5 billion fraud case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice.

    Police said they would name the captain of the Equanimity a suspect in the case, alleging that he had turned off the automated identification system in waters around Singapore and the Philippines to avoid detection.

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