Rapper’s Multimillion-Dollar Politics Conspiracy Trial Opens

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, center, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, arrives at federal court for his trial in an alleged campaign finance conspiracy on March 30 in Washington. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel is accused of funneling money from a fugitive Malaysian financer through straw donors to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Five years… Read Full Article