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Rapper’s multimillion-dollar politics conspiracy trial opens

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A founding member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees was enmeshed in political conspiracies involving millions of dollars in foreign money under two different U.S. presidents, federal prosecutors said as his trial got underway with opening statements Thursday.

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The Independent

Rapper's multimillion-dollar politics conspiracy trial opens

Federal prosecutors say a founding member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees was enmeshed in political conspiracies involving millions of dollars in foreign money under two different U.S. presidents

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. accuses Fugees rapper of illegal lobbying with Malaysian financier

A federal prosecutor on Thursday 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 U.S. government on behalf of a Malaysian financier and the Chinese government.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Rapper Pras Michel on trial in D.C., accused in multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme

The Grammy-winning founder of Fugees is accused of helping a Malaysian financier launder millions in effort to influence Obama and Trump administration officials.

1 year ago

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