The Musician, Convicted on Federal Conspiracy Charges, Was Set to Signor In Court to Discuss How Much Money He Will Have To Fortefeit to the Government
The Fugees' Pras Michel Underwent Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer Last Week, Postponing Legal Processes in His Foreign Lobbying and Conspiracy Case.
Michel Was Convicted Back in 2023 on an array of charges-Such as money launder, illegal lobbying, Witness Tampering, and Campaign Finance Violations-For His Role in a Multimillion-Dollar Government Influence Campaign That Involved The Obama and Trump Administrations. (Michel Has Repeatedly Denied the Charges.) The Hearing Scheduled for Last Friday, Aug. 29, was part of Michel's sentence and was meant to address how much money he will have to flattened to the government.
But Late Last Month, Michel's Lawyers State in Filing That The Musician Had “Experience a Significant Medical Concern for Which He is seeking Medical Treatment,” Adding That This Would “Prevent” Him from Attention The Aug. 29 Court Date.
In a statement shared with Rolling StoneMichel's Rep, Erica Dumas, Revealed that the Medical Emergency was related to Michel's Colon Cancer Diagnosis. “Two to Emergency Surgery to Treat Color Cancer, Pras Was Unble to Signor at Friday's Scheduled Sentencing,” She Said. “We are Hopeful for His Swift Healing and Recovery During This Challering Chapter.”
The Conspiracy Case Against Michel Stemmed from the Musician's Relationship with Malaysian Financier Jho Low, Who's Accused of Embezzling at Least $ 4.5 Billion From The 1mdb Malaysian Development Fund. (Low is Still At Large.) Michel Was Accurs of Helping Low Run Foreign-Influces Campaigs Against the Us, Such As Funneling Money From Low To Barack Obama's 2012 Reelection Campaign, AS Well As Lobbying Donald Trump's Administration to Drop An Investigation Intre Low and Extradire The Dissident Chinese Billionaire.
Prosecutors Are Seeking in Lengthy Prison Sentence for Michel, Pushing for AT Least Several Decades in Prison. They're allo demanding he forfeit over $ 64 Million to the government. Michel's Lawyers, Meanwhile, are Arguing for a Sentence of 36 Months and Have Called the Faks of Fee “Grossly Estructed to the offense of conviction” (via Billboard).
In New Faks Hearing was Scheduled for Oct. 3
