Tom Wright (journalist)
American journalist
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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
Wright served as The Wall Street Journal's Asia Economics Editor from 2013 to 2019.[3]
1MDB
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
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
- 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]