Pras Michel has found himself at the center of a global finance and political conspiracy case and the trial began in Washington, D.C. this week.
The Grammy-winning Fugees artist faces 22 years behind bars if convicted at trial, which started on Monday (March 27).
Pras (real name Prakazrel Michel) is currently on the hook for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States government, failing to register as an agent of China and witness tampering charges, per the New York Post.
The 50-year-old is being accused of helping facilitate two primary alleged crimes, one of which saw him set up a Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign fundraiser where he would reimburse attendees $40,000 each using his foreign connections to financial resources.
According to NPR, Pras is accused of allegedly lobbying to help Malaysian billionaire Jho Low by pressuring American judicial officials and government figures when Low’s finance scheme went south.
Prosecutors also believe he was a middleman after being asked to help the Chinese government with the secure return of a “dissident” living in the U.S. who had ties to Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
“The defendant, Prakazrel Michel, received over $100 million from Jho Low, a foreign fugitive responsible for one of the largest embezzlement schemes in history, to use backchannel influence to convince the then-President of the United States to drop a federal investigation into Low and to agree to the extrajudicial removal of a Chinese exile living in the United States,” prosecutors wrote.
Pras’ attorneys reportedly attempted to subpoena both Trump and Obama as well as high-profile citizens such as former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Ben Carson and Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn.
However, U.S. Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly squashed the idea of any celebrity appearances after the subpoena request was denied.
The Post previously reported in 2019 that Pras declined U.S. prosecutors’ offer of a deal that involved him pleading guilty and in return, a small portion of the $74 million seized from his bank accounts would be given back.
y’all love to say stuff like “who had ties to Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon.” yet its ok for biden to be KNOWN for taking money from the CCCP. hunter as well but they are democrats so its ok. you know hunter has taken money from china, russia and ukraine? don’t publish that though.
“KNOWN” as in “Trump said it so it must be true”? You dumb idiot. Everything he blames on Biden, he does it 1000 X worse himself but you are too stupid to see the obvious. You idiots stand cheering on the sideline while Trump is f#cking with your social security. You’re even too stupid to start country names with a capital letter when you write. You ignorant, gullible waste of breath. Go yap about Bidens laptop while you ignore that Trump has Chinese bank accounts, lies about his visits to Moscow, lies basically every time he opens his yap. But you go on about Bidens laptop while Trump steals top secret documents and stashes them without any security in Mar-A-lago, his Russian spy infested shithole golfcourse. You are nothing but a shit-shoveler with the IQ of a village idiot.
@ Boy … / GET A LIFE…OR BECOME A COP BECAUSE THIS AIN’T WORKING FOR YOUR VIRGIN ASS
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its almost like they let the ukraine war happen so they could funnel money from it. call me crazy though. no one including HHDX staff could even point out ukraine on a map but fuckk it lets send another billy to them.
Just because you and the other maggats are too stupid to know where Ukraine is on the map does not mean the rest of the world is. Stop projecting your stupidity on other people. Go have a cup of bleach, idiot.
who’s the they in this situation? You think US politicians wanted one of our enemies to start a war which could lead to another nuclear standoff? Supporting democracy throughout the world is in our best interest. Ignoring dictator’s regimes and allowing them to grab whatever land they want will eventually bite us in the ass. Today it’s Ukraine. Maybe next year it’s Belarus or Finland… if you can find those on a map you dumb fuck.
are you a fucking retard? i literally said you guys can’t. (meaning i can) but thats probably above you. stupid fuck. and this other RETARD sayin “dictator” bro… GO TO ANOTHER COUNTRY TELL ME HOW THEY TREAT BLACKS. TELL ME HOW THEY TREAT YOU PRECIOUS GAYS. you people are amazing. blows my mind daily.
if trump was in office, do you think we’d give 100s of billions of dollars to ukraine? NO because he wouldnt of invaded. but biden is awesome! obama gave u a phone so you’re ok with it. simpletons. SIMPLE ASS JACK.
and they is the biden administration keep up.
Ngl, I’m jealous of Stormy Daniels that she got to blow Trump. I’d give anything to be her
Biden/Harris 2024 🇺🇸
Biden is a walking campaign for mental decline in old age. If that’s the best dems can offer our country is fucked.
I see thst chinese man in pictures with Kim Kardashian, Leo Dicaprio
Why the FEDS aint snatching their bank accounts like they did Pras
I see thst chinese man in pictures with Kim Kardashian, Leo Dicaprio
Why the FEDS aint snatching their bank accounts like they did Pras
I see thst chinese man in pictures with Kim Kardashian, Leo Dicaprio
Why the FEDS aint snatching their bank accounts like they did Pras
He knew what he was doing. The eyes Chico, they never lie.
When will be the trial against Bush and Obama for the crimes against humanity in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Serbia?