WASHINGTON, March 31 ― A federal prosecutor yesterday accused Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of The Fugees hip hop group of illegally taking tens of...
WASHINGTON, March 31 ― A federal prosecutor yesterday accused Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of The Fugees hip hop group of illegally taking tens of millions of dollars to lobby the US government on behalf of a Malaysian financier and the Chinese government.
“This is a case about foreign money, influence and concealment,” Lockhart said during her opening statement in Washington on Thursday. Because federal election law prohibits foreigners from donating to US campaigns, prosecutors said Michel masked the source of the funds by using straw donors. In exchange for helping Low, the government said Michel pocketed $18 million.A few years later, prosecutors said the focus of Michel's foreign lobbying campaign shifted, as the US Justice Department intensified its investigation into Low over his suspected embezzlement of more than US$4.5 billion from 1MDB.
Prosecutors said they also tried to lobby the Trump administration at China's behest to return exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui to China.
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