Which should surprise no one. And, of course, Obama had no idea about it!! 
Former Fugees member Pras Michel convicted on 10 felony counts in conspiracy trial
WASHINGTON — Pras Michel, a rapper and producer best known as a member of the ‘90s hip-hop group the Fugees, was convicted on 10 felony counts Wednesday in a clean sweep for federal prosecutors.
Michel had been charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of China, conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
~ The charges against Michel stemmed from his relationship with a Malaysian billionaire businessman Jho Low, who spent lavishly on an extravagant lifestyle and famous friends. Low was charged alongside Michel but has yet to be arrested and is considered an international fugitive. Low is separately accused of embezzling billions from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, between 2009 and 2014.
Michel told jurors during his trial that he accepted about $20 million in 2012 from Low who wanted his photo taken with President Barack Obama but that the large amounts were never intended as illegal foreign campaign contributions or as payment for Michel’s services.
He also told jurors that he gave about $800,000 to friends so they could donate in their names and gain access to exclusive, $40,000-per-seat Obama fundraisers in Miami and Washington, D.C., but reiterated his belief that the money was his to spend.
~ In 2017, Michel worked with Low to lobby President Donald Trump’s administration on two goals — getting the Justice Department to drop its investigation of Low related to the 1MDB scandal and advocating on behalf of Chinese officials for the arrest and extradition of a Chinese dissident living in the United States.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/new...p&cvid=a1f6a6ee67ce4dc4aa2034fa4e4d8a2f&ei=68
Former Fugees member Pras Michel convicted on 10 felony counts in conspiracy trial
WASHINGTON — Pras Michel, a rapper and producer best known as a member of the ‘90s hip-hop group the Fugees, was convicted on 10 felony counts Wednesday in a clean sweep for federal prosecutors.
Michel had been charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of China, conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
~ The charges against Michel stemmed from his relationship with a Malaysian billionaire businessman Jho Low, who spent lavishly on an extravagant lifestyle and famous friends. Low was charged alongside Michel but has yet to be arrested and is considered an international fugitive. Low is separately accused of embezzling billions from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, between 2009 and 2014.
Michel told jurors during his trial that he accepted about $20 million in 2012 from Low who wanted his photo taken with President Barack Obama but that the large amounts were never intended as illegal foreign campaign contributions or as payment for Michel’s services.
He also told jurors that he gave about $800,000 to friends so they could donate in their names and gain access to exclusive, $40,000-per-seat Obama fundraisers in Miami and Washington, D.C., but reiterated his belief that the money was his to spend.
~ In 2017, Michel worked with Low to lobby President Donald Trump’s administration on two goals — getting the Justice Department to drop its investigation of Low related to the 1MDB scandal and advocating on behalf of Chinese officials for the arrest and extradition of a Chinese dissident living in the United States.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/new...p&cvid=a1f6a6ee67ce4dc4aa2034fa4e4d8a2f&ei=68
