Ex-Fugees Rapper Pras Michel (Who Funneled $865,000 to Barack Obama’s Campaign in 2012) Found Guilty In Scheme To Help China Influence US Government.
Grammy-winning hip-hop star Pras Michel was found guilty of 10 counts related to what prosecutors called a “clandestine foreign influence campaign scheme” funded by a wealthy Malaysian financier to peddle influence in the United States.
By Robert Legare (https://www.cbsnews.com)
*Link to full article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fugees-star-pras-michel-verdict-in-international-fraud-scheme-trial/
The weeks-long trial saw witnesses like Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions take the stand and testify under oath.
Prosecutors alleged at trial that the Fugees founder immersed himself in American politics at the behest of Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, who paid him millions to help launder money Low had allegedly embezzled from a state-owned investment fund in his home country. The alleged scheme involved payments to Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential reelection campaign and efforts to convince the Trump administration to extradite a Chinese national.
Low remains at large, but was charged as a codefendant in Michel’s case and played a major role in witness testimony and evidence presented to the jury. According to the Justice Department, Low allegedly misappropriated over $500 million from the sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) with wire transfers to shell companies he and others owned.
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