Fugees Rapper Pras Michel on Trial for Global Fraud and Conspiracy
Grammy Award-winning rapper Pras Michel, part of the Fugees, is standing trial with multiple felonies in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging his participation in a conspiracy to make illegal campaign contributions using foreign money, witness tampering, and failing to register as an agent of China. Michel is accused of pocketing hundreds of millions of embezzled Malaysian dollars in exchange for running a foreign-influence campaign against the U.S. government. The prosecution claims that Michel was willing to do anything to get money, including being an agent of the Chinese government. Michel has denied the allegations.