Plath was convicted of political conspiracy

WASHINGTON — The Fugees rapper, charged with a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy spanning two presidents, was found guilty Wednesday after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. I received

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel funneled funds from fugitive Malaysian financiers through straw donors into Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, stifled Justice Department investigations, and acted on behalf of China under Trump. He was accused of trying to influence an extradition case.

The defense says the Grammy-winning rapper of 1990s hip-hop group The Fugees received bad legal advice when he reinvented himself in politics because he simply wanted to make money. claimed.

Michelle first met Malaysian financier Low Tech Joe in 2006. At that time, the businessman, usually known as Joe His Law, was dropping large sums of money and hobnobbing with the likes of Paris Hilton. Low helped finance Hollywood movies such as “The Wolf of Wall Street.” DiCaprio testified that Law looked like a legitimate businessman and said he wanted to donate to Obama’s campaign.

Michelle also testified in his own defense. He said Law wanted a picture with Obama in 2012 and was willing to pay millions of dollars to get it. No one ever told him it was illegal, he said.

Prosecutors said Michelle donated the money on Rowe’s behalf, and then tried to rely on the straw donor via text from a burner phone to keep the straw donor from talking to investigators.

After Donald Trump’s election, prosecutors allege Michelle once again spent millions masterminding a money laundering and bribery scheme that stole billions from Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund known as 1MDB. said it had halted its investigation. Law is now an international fugitive and maintains his innocence.

Michelle was also paid to persuade the United States to extradite government critics suspected of crimes in China to China without registering as foreign agents, prosecutors said. rice field.