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crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Convicted in Illegal Lobbying Scheme.

Pras Michel, a founding member of the hip-hop group The Fugees, has been found guilty of orchestrating an international conspiracy that used millions of dollars worth of foreign money for illegal lobbying and campaign contributions. Michel was accused of accepting $865,000 from a Malaysian financier and giving that money to a network of straw donors who used it to make campaign contributions to former President Barack Obama in 2012. Michel was convicted of 10 criminal counts including money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. He faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison.

via The New York Times|

#campaign-finance-violations #crime #fugees

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Illegal lobbying and political donations: Testimonies reveal shocking details.

Former DOJ attorney George Higginbotham testified in court that he worked on behalf of hip-hop artist Pras Michel as part of an illegal foreign influence campaign to persuade the Trump administration to return a dissident to China. Higginbotham made money on the side while working at the Justice Department by offering legal advice to Michel, including facilitating some of Michel's dealings with Jho Low, a businessman who prosecutors say embezzled billions of dollars from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Higginbotham pleaded guilty in 2018 for his role in the foreign influence campaign and testified against Michel, who is accused of accepting millions of dollars to carry out three different illegal lobbying campaigns on Low's behalf.

via Reuters|

#crime #doj #george-higginbotham

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

GOP Fundraiser Accused of Illegally Lobbying Trump Administration for Millions

Former top Republican fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, testified in court about his illegal lobbying on behalf of foreign nationals to the Trump administration. Broidy admitted to conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act and was later pardoned by President Donald Trump. He is cooperating with the Justice Department in criminal cases involving Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho and his associates in the United States. Broidy described a scheme in which he stood to collect up to $75 million from Low in return for illegally using his influence in the Trump administration to ease Low’s legal woes.

via The Washington Post|

#chinese-dissident #elliott-broidy #illegal-lobbying