Two years ago Fugees rapper Pras Michel was indicted on money laundering charges for his involvement with fugitive Malaysian billionaire Jho Low [click here if you missed that].
This week actor Leonardo DiCaprio took the stand against Pras at trial...
From The Daily Mail
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio gave bombshell testimony in court for the prosecution in federal court on Monday morning as part of hip-hop star Pras Michel's money laundering trial with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)
DiCaprio's involvement in the case stems from the money behind his film 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' which was in part funded by the man who allegedly masterminded the 1MDB plot.
Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel is a founding member of 90s group The Fugees.
He is accused of funneling money from fugitive Malaysian financer Jho Low through donors to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
Prosecutors allege that Michel attempted to illegally lobby both the Obama and Trump administrations by using funds given to him by Low that were stolen millions from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
DiCaprio, the prosecution's star witness, told the court that Michel attended lavish parties thrown by Low - including a New Year's Eve celebration in Australia and then Las Vegas.
The Oscar winner answered questions calmly on the stand and said that in addition to his relationship with Low, he had known Michel since sometime in the 90s, when they had met backstage after a Fugees concert.
While he was still riding high, Low was known to throw lavish parties around the world, often featuring celebrity guests. He flew groups on his private jet to events like the World Cup.
Michel, testified DiCaprio, was present on some of those trips, one of which included jetting to Australia for New Year's Eve and then jetting to Las Vegas to ring in the New Year a second time.
Low built a relationship with DiCaprio via charitable donations to his foundation and eventually offered to provide the primary financing for 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
The movie star testified that Low's funding was vetted and he was 'given the green light by my team as well as my studio.'
'He was a legitimate business person wanting to invest in the movie,' he said.
DiCaprio also recalled a conversation during which Low said he intended to make a large contribution to Obama's reelection effort.
'It was a significant sum - something to the tune of $20-$30 million,' he said. 'I said, wow that's a lot of money!'
11 comments:
Yt snitch.
Yt snitch.
When you do deals with the devil you will always pay. Leo is a hoe! If he took money from the guy to help produce his film he is guilty as well. 80% off these big bugdet films are produced with dirty money. The whole entertainment industry is a big money laundering scheme from high fashion to high art to blockbuster movies to pop music to sports... The ninjas are always the fall guy!
How is he guilty for accepting money?? When you BUY a car with cash from the dealership do they ask you where you got it from?? When you bail Ray Ray out of jail with 10,000 cash do you think they care where you got it from?? Dirty money is STILL money at the end of the day.
And note the amount of his counterparts who came out to try to stop his life life or money. None.
Pras, the fall guy.
Pras new it was dirty money.
It's over for him.
How come when yt SNITCH they call it testifying. KEEP IT 100. This yt Dicrapio is a snitch. Now that Lucci character they got locked up, he ain’t no snitch. Who you rolling with.
Hell, I’m rolling with lucci.
Y’all shut the heck up calling people a snitch who telling the truth about what took place. If I get called into court. Yes, I’m telling the truth. Stop doing illegal shyt then no one can “Snitch” on you. Goodness
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