Summary • Pras Michel of the Fugees was sentenced to 14 years in prison and three years’ probation for corruption and conspiracy • The charges relate to receiving $8 million USD from Jho Low to influence U.S. politics during two presidential terms • Michel is set to surrender to authorities on January 27, 2026, following the guilty ruling
Pras Michel of Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of 10 counts including corruption, conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
Billboard reports that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced the artist to 14 years in prison and three years’ probation. Erica Dumas, Michel’s spokesperson, told Billboard, “Pras has spent his career breaking barriers and defying expectations. While toda

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