Rapper Prakazrel Michel, part of the pop music group the ‘Fugees,’ was sentenced to 14 years in prison this week, after being found guilty of funneling millions of dollars worth of illegal campaign contributions to Obama in 2012.
Obama’s campaign was accused of receiving illegal campaign donations in 2008 as well.
In this case, prosecutors were actually seeking a life sentence for Michel. His defense wanted a three year sentence. In the end, the court found 14 years was sufficient.
Even if the defense appeals this sentence, that could take years. Michel is going to be in prison for a while, either way.
Breitbart News reports:
Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison over Illegal Donations to Obama Campaign
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him.
In April 2023, a federal jury convicted Michel of 10 counts, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. The trial in Washington, D.C., included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Justice Department prosecutors said federal sentencing guidelines recommended a life sentence for Michel, whom they said “betrayed his country for money” and “lied unapologetically and unrelentingly to carry out his schemes.”
“His sentence should reflect the breadth and depth of his crimes, his indifference to the risks to his country, and the magnitude of his greed,” they wrote.
Defense attorney Peter Zeidenberg said his client’s 14-year sentence is “completely disproportionate to the offense.” Michel will appeal his conviction and sentence, according to his lawyer.
Will Obama release any kind of statement? Will the press ask him about it?
Grammy-winning rapper Pras of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
Seems like it should be a bigger story. pic.twitter.com/ZrUAkQUv6V
— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) November 21, 2025
Leftists claim election crimes are largely a myth. As usual, they’re total liars.
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. pic.twitter.com/1kmcI75czl
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) November 21, 2025
In 2008 it was reported that ActBlue wasn’t verifying donor credit cards and that continued until recently. I suspect a lot of dirty money flowed into Obama’s campaigns. https://t.co/K0GNAELR1V
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) November 21, 2025
If this story was about the Trump campaign, the media would be engaged in a feeding frenzy right now. With Obama? Not so much.
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