Pras Michel, Former Fugees Rapper, Convicted in International Fraud and Political Conspiracy Scheme.

Rapper Pras Michel has been found guilty on all 10 counts related to an international fraud scheme funded by Malaysian financier Jho Low to peddle influence in the United States. Michel was accused of immersing himself in American politics at the behest of 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. Michel plans to appeal the verdict.