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Rap artist Pras Michel gets 14 years in prison in 1MDB-linked US lobbying case

By Samuel Rubenfeld and Eliana Hubacker ( November 20, 2025, 22:09 GMT | Insight) -- Rap artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of acting in the US as an unregistered foreign agent of Malaysian financier Jho Low, and of the Chinese government. Low, who was charged alongside Michel in the unregistered foreign lobbying case, is a fugitive.Rap artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel received a 14-year prison sentence Thursday after he was found guilty of acting in the US as an unregistered foreign agent of Malaysian financier Jho Low, and of the Chinese government....

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