Once again, US lobbyists have come under the spotlight in Malaysia while working on Malaysian payroll.

This time, it was Pandan MP Mohd Rafizi Ramli who claimed that the Johor-based Godfrey Group Limited is paying The 45 Group LLC in the US US$25,000 per month to strengthen relations between Malaysia and the US.

This, he said, raises questions on whether the lobbyist was involved in lobbying on cases that implicated Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, such as the 1MDB scandal...