Pras Michel, a rapper and former member of the hip-hop group The Fugees, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a scheme to make illegal donations to the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
According to court documents, Pras Michel and his co-defendants, John Doe and Jane Smith, used straw donors to funnel money to the Obama campaign in violation of federal campaign finance laws.
The scheme, which was uncovered in 2008, involved the use of shell companies and straw donors to conceal the true source of the donations.
Pras Michel was convicted of conspiracy to commit campaign finance fraud, making false statements, and causing a corporation to make a prohibited contribution.
The sentencing was handed down on March 28, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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