Pras Michél Opens Up About Facing 22 Years In Prison

Pras Michél, a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group The Fugees is dealing with the greatest challenge of his life. He is facing a possible 22 years in prison. For the first time since his conviction, Michél shared what led him to this point in his life in an interview with Variety. “I don’t know if subconsciously it was a bit exciting for me too but I like spy movies. But I never wanted to be a spy. I don’t think that’s sexy. But a part of it felt like that.” Michél recalled the events that forever changed his life when he rushed off from the Four Seasons in Manhattan. Allegedly, he sought to influence the U.S. government on behalf of Malaysian financier Jho Low. He also had ties to Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund known as 1MDB, which was missing more than $1.5 Billion. He was also accused of channeling money from Low to support political campaigns in the U.S., including President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, without registering as a foreign agent. “I’m going to tell you what was weird to me: the fact that the Four Seasons has a private elevator. I never knew that,” he continued....