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The Fugees’ Pras Michel Headed Back to Court With Fancy New Lawyer
Michel is gearing up for an evidentiary hearing that could force a retrial, or even an acquittal.
It’s been almost nine months since Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, the founding member of ’90s hip-hop supergroup the Fugees, was convicted by a Washington, D.C., jury on ten counts of various financial and political crimes which — if you’re inclined to believe the government — make him the greatest agent of Chinese subterfuge in American history. This Wednesday, Michel heads back to court for an unusual and potentially explosive two-day evidentiary hearing that could force a retrial, or even an acquittal, due to the alleged misdeeds of both government prosecutors as well as his prior attorney, David Kenner. The courtroom drama also gets a new star this week: Michel’s revamped legal team will be joined by former Alabama senator Doug Jones, a well-liked figure on Capitol Hill and a veteran civil-rights advocate with deep ties to the Biden White House.
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