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WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced 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

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, now do all the billions that have been funneled into that cocksucker in the Whitehouse regime.

[–] Mist101@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

Those were given ~~by white people~~ legally.

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Weird coincidence. I woke up with the song Ghetto Supastar in my head this week. I probably hadn't heard it in over a decade.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

His lawyer seems crazy to me to try and appeal down to a three year sentence. I get the appeal but be reasonable. You're not convincing a federal court to go that light on people who were essentially unregistered foreign agents. Id be scared a Judge would increase the sentence if my laywer came in with too ludacris a proposal. Thed give him life if they could, why give the opportunity and motivation for it all at once.

[–] ashughes@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

too ludacris a proposal

I see what you did there. 😁

Judge: STAND UP

Pras: Stand up?

Judge: When I move you move!

Pras: Just like that?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Tbf it took like a decade to prosecute this dude