News about Pras Michel

Fugees reuniting for their first album in 28 years after 1997 breakup - as Pras Michel awaits sentencing for role in $100M foreign extortion plot

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2024
Fugees are reuniting for their first album in 28 years, it is claimed - as member Pras Michel awaits sentencing for his role in a $100 million foreign extortion plot. Made up of Michel, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, the group rose to stardom in the 1990s but released only two albums before their breakup in 1997. A reunion has been in the works for years, although there have been multiple delays due to factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

One last time before being convicted of 1 million dollars in the 1MDB scandal, Fugees will reunite with Pras Michel in a text message: "Listen, let's rock," the actor says. You down?'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2023
After the actor said Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill asked him in a text: "Listen, let's rock," the Fugees will reunite with Pras Michel for one last tour before he is released. You down?' Michel, 50, was found guilty of a $100 million international extortion plot, being the lynchpin lobbyist for China in a bewildering plot in which actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump appeared. In a three-week trial of ten counts, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign government agent, the Grammy award-winning rapper, who earned $88 million through the scheme, was found guilty. He is facing 20 years in jail. However, he'll be touring the United States with the band before then. Although a sentencing date has not been announced, it could be one of Pras' last appearances before being sent to prison.

Pras Michel, a Fugees actor, is seeking a new trial in the 1MDB fiasco, accusing his defense lawyer of using AI to write his closing statement regarding the $100 million international extortion campaign involving Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 17, 2023
He was found guilty of being the lynchpin lobbyist for China in a bewildering plot in which actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump appear. Michel, who earned $88 million through the program, was found guilty of ten counts, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign government agent, and was sentenced to 20 years in jail. Low Taek Jho, the flamboyant Malaysian businessman and assassinated fugitive who charged him to wield power from the corridors of Washington, D.C. to Hollywood's mansions. However, the former Fugees star has since filed a scathing lawsuit for a fresh trial, shaming his counsel David Kenner as unprepared and unscrupulous. The complaint charges that the attorney, who has worked with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight, would write his closing argument in the trial. Kenner also had a "significant interest in the AI program," according to a press release from Michel's defense team, who was quoted in a news release announcing the initiative.

Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in the 1MDB money laundering lawsuit brought against Fugees actor Pras Michel

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2023
DiCaprio's involvement in the lawsuit resulted from the money behind his film 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' which was partially funded by the man who allegedly arranged the 1 million dollar plot. Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel, a founding member of the Fugees, is a founder of the 90s group The Fugees. He is accused of funneling funds from a fugitive Malysian financer through contributors to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection bid.

Pras Michel of Fugees was seen outside a courthouse ahead of his wild verdict

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 29, 2023
Pras Michel, the former member of The Fugees, was seen in Washington, DC, outside the courthouse where he is convicted of his relationship with Malaysian fraudster Jho Low.

Pras Michel, the Fugees' star, is shown outside court ahead of his trial relating to Malaysian scammer Jho Low

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 29, 2023
On Tuesday, Pras Michel, a former member of The Fugees, was seen in Washington, DC, outside the courthouse, where he is on trial for his relations with Malaysian fraudster Jho Low. Michel, who portrayed himself as a political activist and linkage of influential people after the Fugees disbanded, has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges of conspiracy, witness tampering, and failure to identify as an agent of China. Michel is accused of taking millions of dollars from Low to help him build political links and influence others. Michel claims he was seeking money for his own projects and believed he was assisting the United States. One of Michel's'missions' was to convince the US government to fork over Miles Guo, a Chinese billionaire based in New York, to the Chinese authorities. Guo is a Bannon ally and has been arrested by US authorities and is now detained. When US prosecutors began probing Low's own dealings, low-wanted Guo as a favour with Chinese leaders as a form of insurance. Low is now believed to be living in China.

Taking $100 million to affect Obama and Trump is a wild trial for Pras Michel, who is accused of manipulating Obama and Trump

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2023
Pras Michel, 50, rose to fame in the 1990s with the hip hop group The Fugees. He is accused of assisting Malaysian billion-dollar financial conman Jho Low in his efforts to buy clout with the Obama and Trump administrations. When attempting to extradite a Chinese dissident, Michel is accused of receiving $100 million from Low as part of the scheme and acting as an agent for China. If found guilty, he will spend decades in prison.

Leonardo DiCaprio on Feds' list to testify in trial against Fugees star Pras Michael

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 10, 2022
Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, was one of the witness lists for the US government's lawsuit against rapper Pras Michel. Michel, 49, who is best known for his contributions to the hip hop group Fugees, has been charged with participating in a multi-billion-dollar money laundering scheme. Michel is accused of receiving between $8 million and $40 million for his role in assisting conman Jho Low's embezzlement fund from the Malaysian government. When Michel allegedly used illicit funds to help produce the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, DiCaprio became unwittingly invested in the scheme.