"Prakazrel "Pras" Michél was finally sentenced for his 2023 conviction for conspiracy and money laundering. The ex-Fugee was facing a maximum of 22 years in prison, per , but was sentenced to 14. This was a long time coming, as Michél unsuccessfully tried to get a retrial with the claim that his lawyer used AI to write his closing statement."
"Michél was convicted on ten counts connected his role as an unregistered agent of Chinese and Malaysian interests in the U.S. Most of these have to do with Malaysian businessman Jho Low. He was found guilty of using $100 million of Low's money to influence the Justice Department to end its investigation into Low. He was also convicted of funneling millions of Low's money into Barack Obama's reelection campaign."
Prakazrel 'Pras' Michél was sentenced to 14 years for his 2023 conviction on conspiracy and money laundering. He was convicted on ten counts for acting as an unregistered agent for Chinese and Malaysian interests, mainly tied to Malaysian businessman Jho Low. Michél used $100 million of Low's money to influence the Justice Department to end an investigation and funneled millions into Barack Obama's reelection campaign. He claimed Low paid him $20 million for a photo with Obama and that $800,000 was legally donated. A retrial request alleging his lawyer used AI for the closing argument was denied in a 77-page ruling in September 2024. A documentary produced with Mark Wahlberg may conclude the matter.
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