Ex-Fugees Rapper Set to Be Charged in Case Tied to Obama Funding, 1MDB
- Charges said related to payments to Obama’s 2012 campaign
- Outgrowth of sprawling Justice Department probe of 1MDB fund
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Federal prosecutors are expected to charge former rap star Pras Michel as soon as Friday with campaign-finance violations related to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Michel will be accused in Washington of contributing funds to pro-Obama organizations without disclosing their foreign origin -- specifically Jho Low, who is accused of masterminding a massive diversion of cash from Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund -- one of the people said. At least one other individual could be charged in connection to the matter, that person said.