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A hip hop legend is headed to prison for a very long time.

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who helped to make the Fugees one of the most successful musical acts of the 1990s, was sentenced to 14 years behind bars on Thursday.

The 52-year-old was convicted of funneling millions in foreign donations to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

Prosecutors say Michel obtained over $120 million from Malaysian billionaire Low Taek Jho — also known as Jho Low — and illegelly directed much of it toward the Obama campaign.

Michel was also convicted of tampering with two witnesses and perjuring himself during his trial.

Prosecutors alleged that Michel “betrayed his country for money” and “lied unapologetically and unrelentingly to carry out his schemes” (per NPR ).

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