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Fugees Michel Pras 'Betrayed His Country for Money,' Sentenced to 14 Years for $100M Foreign Lobbying Plot

Fugees' Michel Pras was accused of taking millions from fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low and funnelling them through straw donors to Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.

International Business Times UK · Nov 21, 2025

Pras Michel’s 14-Year Sentence Follows Foreign Cash Plot That Pulled in Hollywood Names

Grammy winner Prakazrel “Pras” Michel from the Fugees has been handed a 14-year prison sentence after being found guilty

The Fashion Central · Nov 21, 2025

Fugees rapper jailed for 14 years after illegally funneling millions through Obama election campaign

The trial included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

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Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial

The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Australia and the US are cracking down on 'Chinese spies' in STEM, and Beijing is taking advantage

Australia and the United States have taken tough measures to counter technology theft and economic espionage from China. But prominent scientists are warning some of the measures are "killing the sector", and Beijing is taking advantage of it.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Kansas researcher convicted of illegal secret China work

A researcher was convicted Thursday of illegally concealing work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Kansas researcher to mount defense over China ties at trial

The trial of a researcher accused of illegally keeping secret work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas has resumed with defense attorneys trying to cast doubt on the government’s handling of his prosecution

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

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Kansas researcher accused of secret China work goes to trial

Federal prosecutors told jurors that a Kansas researcher illegally kept his work with a Chinese university secret, while the defense contends contends he was merely “moonlighting.”

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

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