A Washington D.C. just has determined that former President Barack Obama received illegal campaign donations.
On Wednesday, rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, of the 1990s hip-hop group Fugees, was convicted on charges involving multi-million-dollar political conspiracies spanning two presidencies.
Michel was convicted after a trial that included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The former music star was funneling money from a now-fugitive Malaysian financer through straw donors to Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.He then attempted to squelch a Justice Department investigation and influence an extradition case on behalf of China under the Trump administration.A federal court jury found him guilty of all charges, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.The defense argued the Grammy-winning rapper simply wanted to make money and got bad legal advice as he reinvented himself in the world of politics.Michel declined to comment after the verdict.His […]
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