[20][21] Low then enrolled in the undergraduate program of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School,[22] where he continued to develop connections with Malaysians as well as Kuwaiti and Jordanian interests and began managing money for his friends and family.

[16] Low's first major deal was the Kuwait Finance House's 2006 purchase for US$87 million of a luxury high-rise apartment building in Kuala Lumpur.

[29] Low supported Aziz in the establishment of Red Granite Pictures, a Hollywood production company responsible for films including Wolf of Wall Street and Dumb and Dumber To.

[32] In 2019, US authorities pursuing Low described him as a financial intermediary, which allowed him to use his connections to high net worth individuals and international institutions to launder the money stolen through manipulation of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Although Low never received an official position, he admits that he occasionally "consulted" with 1MDB, and was involved in a number of transactions connecting his own interests with those of 1MDB, which he claimed were "arms-length and legally sound.

[36] In October 2016, Interpol published a red notice at Singapore's request to locate and arrest Low in an investigation related to 1MDB fund flows within its jurisdiction.

[39] The filing of these charges leading to the arrest warrant were described by a spokesperson for Low as "political reprisal" by the Mahathir regime which was described as having a disregard for the rule of law.

[neutrality is disputed][40] In light of the warrants, some consider him a fugitive as he has reportedly been sought by the Malaysian authorities in connection with the 1MDB matter, notwithstanding that Low agreed to assist with the probe.

[neutrality is disputed][41][42] According to South China Morning Post reports, Low is still involved in affairs of his Hong Kong companies.

[49] Red Granite, a productions company that was backed by Low, threw a lavish party in Cannes which included a performance by Kanye West.

On 1 November 2018, Low and two ex-Goldman Sachs bankers, Tim Leissner and Roger Ng Chong Hwa, were indicted by the United States Department of Justice in connection with the 1MDB allegations.

In November 2020, Al Jazeera reported that Low was currently living in Macau, in "a house owned by a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party.

[61][62][63] The Chinese government has denied harboring Low, although he was allegedly filmed at Shanghai Disneyland on Christmas Eve 2019 on a witness's cellphone.

[68] In June 2024, Low agreed to forfeit more than $100 million in assets to settle two civil cases with the U.S. Department of Justice, which includes a luxury apartment in Paris and artwork by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol.

[71] The indictment against Low revealed that he directed the transfer of US$21.6 million from foreign entities to former Fugees rapper Pras in 2012 for funneling into the US election.

[72] Low was also helped by former Justice Department employee Higginbotham, who pleaded guilty to a charge in November 2018, to set up bank accounts for a lobbying campaign against the US investigations into the 1MDB scandal.

[76][77][78]: 340  The Wall Street Journal reported that $75 million was offered to Elliott Broidy, a businessman and a Republican fundraiser, and his wife if the Justice Department ended its probe into 1MDB.