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<p>Rapper <strong>Pras Michel</strong> has been found guilty on Wednesday of ten criminal counts in relation to an international conspiracy to help China influence the United States politics and government.</p>
<p>The former Fugees member was accused of assisting fugitive Malaysian businessman <strong>Jho Low</strong> in helping the Chinese government to access the highest levels of the U.S. government. This also included reportedly accessing former presidents <strong>Donald Trump</strong> and <strong>Barack Obama</strong>, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/politics/pras-michel-trial-verdict/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Pras Michel Found Guilty On 10 Counts Related To International Conspiracy With China</h3>
<p>The rapper was reportedly found guilty of &#8220;conspiracy to defraud the US&#8221; and &#8220;witness tampering.&#8221; Additionally, he was also found guilty of &#8220;acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/politics/pras-michel-trial-verdict/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> reports that Michel faces a sentence of up to 20 years. However, no sentencing date has been scheduled for the rapper as of yet.</p>
<p>Additionally, the rapperl has maintained his innocence, as reported by <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/fugitive-jho-low-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-in-absentia-from-kuwait-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">More Details Regarding The International Conspiracy Scheme</h3>
<p>Last week, the Grammy-winning artist testified that Low paid him $20 million in 2012 to secure a picture of himself with Obama. Prosecutors claim that Michel then directed over $800,000 of those funds to Obama&#8217;s re-election campaign via multiple straw donors.</p>
<p>Michel testified that he thought he could spend the money as he saw fit. Additionally, he added that he never acted under the direction of Low.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I could have bought 12 elephants with it,” he told the jury.</p></blockquote>
<p>Low allegedly came to Michel again after Trump was elected in 2016, prosecutors alleged.</p>
<p>It was around that time that federal authorities began ramping up investigations into Low and his reported embezzlement of billions of dollars from 1MBD — a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and strategic development company.</p>
<p>Low reportedly sent Michel over $100 million to attempt to influence the U.S. government. Additionally, the money was allegedly intended to stop its probe into the Malaysian businessman.</p>
<p>At the direction of the Chinese government, Michel also endorsed the extradition of Chinese dissident Guo Wengui, according to federal prosecutors.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Pras Attempts To Explain Away Connections To Fugitive Malaysian Businessman, Low Sentenced In Absentia</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, Michel testified that all he did was attempt to find a lawyer for Low in the United States. Additionally, he added that the $100 million was for a media business he was starting.</p>
<p>He went on to deny that the massive investment was from Low.</p>
<p>Low, who is believed to be in China, was sentenced in absentia last month to 10 years in a Kuwait prison for his role in laundering a minimum of $1 billion connected to $4.5 billion that was stolen from 1MDB, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/fugitive-jho-low-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-in-absentia-from-kuwait-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> reported.</p>
<p>The $1 billion was laundered through Kuwait via Chinese currency. This was due to Low&#8217;s effort to keep the funds out of the US banking system “and out of reach of the Justice Department and its investigators,” the outlet reported.</p>
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