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Fugees reuniting for their first album in 28 years after 1997 breakup - as Pras Michel awaits sentencing for role in $100M foreign extortion plot


Michel meanwhile was convicted last year on 10 felony counts for his involvement in the 1MBD scandal, having been the lynchpin lobbyist for China in a bewildering extortion plot.

Michel meanwhile was convicted last year on 10 felony counts for his involvement in the extortion scandal, having been the lynchpin lobbyist for China in a bewildering drama whose cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The Grammy winning artist, who prosecutors say netted $88 million through the scheme, was found guilty in a three-week trial in April 2023 of charges including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign government agent. The rapper was accused of illegally funneling cash into political causes including Obama's 2012 election campaign, and also tried to persuade top-raking officials in the Trump administration to drop a federal probe into Low and deport a billionaire Chinese dissident.

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