Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Former Fugees Rapper Pras, Financier Jho Low Face New Charges In Scheme To Get Trump Admin To Drop 1MDB Investigation

by ErinBoogie
June 14, 2021
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
pras

pras

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Former Fugees rapper Pras and fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low face additional charges after being accused of running a back-channel campaign to get the Trump administration to drop its investigation into the 1MDB investment company.

Pras, real name Prakazrel Michel, 48, and Low, 39, real name Low Taek Jho, are part of an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department into fraudulent activity by 1MDB. According to CNBC, the new charges also accuse the pair of illegally lobbying to have Guo Wengui, a Chinese dissident, returned to China. 

The DOJ claims the pair allegedly conspired with Elliott Broidy to obstruct a federal investigation into the $6 billion money-laundering and bribery scandal surrounding 1MDB. Broidy was pardoned by Donald Trump six months ago after pleading guilty for his role in the illegal lobbying scheme on Low’s behalf.

A federal court in Washington D.C. charged Michel and Low two years ago with illegally funneling millions of dollars of Low’s money into the 2012 presidential campaign for Barack Obama. 

The indictment handed down on Thursday by a grand jury in Washington accuses Michel and Low of conspiring with Broidy and other individuals “to engage in undisclosed lobbying campaigns at the direction of Low and the Vice Minister of Public Security for the People’s Republic of China, respectively,” according to the Justice Department. The new indictment also accuses the two men of money laundering. In addition, Michel is facing charges of witness tampering and conspiracy to make false statements to banks.

According to The Grio, the former rapper faces five to 20 years in prison for each count.

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: Jho LowNewspras

Related Posts

Rick Ross Trolls 50 Cent After Rumors Swirl Of His Ex-Girlfriend Cuban Link Dating Travis Scott
Entertainment

Rick Ross Calls 50 Cent’s Son “Bruce Leroy” and Says He Took Him Fishing While Daphne Joy Was at Diddy’s House [Video]

July 30, 2025

Rick Ross is back in his storytelling bag, and this time he’s turning heads with a wild claim involving 50 Cent’s...

Joe Rogan Backs Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Potential Presidential Candidate
News

Joe Rogan Turns on Trump Over Epstein Lies: “He’s Gaslighting Everybody” [Video]

July 30, 2025

Joe Rogan is done playing nice with Donald Trump. The podcast king who once boosted Trump to millions of listeners...

CELSIUS Energy Drink Cans Were Actually Filled With Vodka
Food

Recall: CELSIUS Energy Drink Cans Were Actually Filled With Vodka

July 30, 2025

High Noon just dropped a bombshell of a recall that’s got consumers double-checking what’s in their cans. The popular seltzer...

Iran Vows Retaliation After Trump Orders Airstrikes on Nuclear Sites: “Everlasting Consequences”
News

Trump Just Reposted a Martial Law Message—and People Are Sounding the Alarm

July 30, 2025

On July 30, 2025, Donald Trump reposted a controversial message on Truth Social that’s already sending shockwaves through political and...

Next Post
Moderna Pushes For Authorization of COVID Vaccine For Children 6 and Under

Federal Judge Sides With Houston Hospital On Requirement That Employees Be Vaccinated

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d