Former Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Found Guilty of Colluding with China in ‘Clandestine Foreign Influence Campaign Scheme’
A federal court in Washington found rapper Pras Michel, former artist for The Fugees, guilty on Wednesday of colluding with the Chinese government.
Prosecutors had alleged that Michel funneled $800,000 that Low paid to him in 2012 to get a picture with former President Barack Obama. Michel gave the money to Obama’s campaign through a series of straw donors. As Breitbart News reported:
Federal prosecutors say that Michael distributed up to $21.6 million of Low’s money to some 20 straw donors who then donated the money to Obama. The straw donors were U.S. citizens employed to make the donations to shield the fact that the money actually came illegally from a foreign donor.
Michael is alleged to have been paid $70 million by Low to affect the donations scheme and other services he provided. Michael has been charged with 11 criminal counts of trying to influence the Obama and Trump administrations.
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