Five years ago Fugees rapper Pras was indicted on conspiracy charges to launder money for fugitive Malaysian billionaire Jho Low [click here if you missed that].
Pras has been found guilty on all counts...
From CBS News
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.
The weekslong 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.
Pras is facing up to 20 years in prison at sentencing.
14 comments:
You didn't have to waste the taxpayers money on this trial. He was convicted before going to trail.
Oh well. He danced with the devil and got burned.
Need to file for an appeal then Abscond.
All these crakas on The hill "on the take" & this mf go to jail🤨 all money ain't good money
I don't believe JLo will ever be held responsible for his financial crimes because he ran to China and is hiding out over there. His episode of American Greed really help to shed light on everything he did. Pras has no one to blame but himself but I wonder if all of the other celebrities who were involved will also be indicted.
The white people get away with it and so should I mentality will never work for a black man.
Another one bites the dust.
Messing around with those people. Clink clink.
I'm curious if the other famous people implicated will also face charges.
GO TO JAILLLL
Protect the Boo-ta hole and don't bend over to pick up the soap.
W/o the bail.
He should Appeal like Tasha K did.
Not good for Pras he better hit the weight this is the first time someone will associate his name with bars.
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