Pras Michel Fights 14-Year Sentence, Plans Fierce Appeal

0:00On May 1st, press Michelle, the Fuji's rapper, walked into federal prison in Arizona on April 30th to begin a 14-year sentence for money, maundering and illegal lobbying tied to Malaysian financier Joe Lowe. The Grammy winner got hit with 10 counts back in April 2023, including campaign finance violations and acting as an unregistered agent. For China, all linked to Lowe, who allegedly stole $4.5 billion from a state fund, prosecutors say it started in 2012 when pros funneled millions from Lowe into Barack Obama's reelection campaign, then lobbied the Trump administration to drop investigations into the financier. His team calls the sentence, way out of line compared to co-defendants, Elliott Brody got pardoned, George Hagenbatham just three months probation, and Nikki Lumb Davis, 24 months, while pros spend his last free days with family and at a Kanye West show. Now his lawyers are gearing up for a fierce appeal, claiming trial rights got trampled,

1:01and even for behind bars, pros plans to battle through, thousands of files in a fight that could drag on for years. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage.