The finished ‘Pres Michel gives a sentence of 14 years for illegal contributions to the campaign of Obama Re-Loction
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Michel who wins the Rapper Prakazrel (PRAS) from Cuges was convicted on Thursday and sentenced to 14 years in prison when he was convicted of a crime with aggressive dollars regarding the Foreign Affairs of the US President Barack Obama.
Michel, 52, refused to appear in court before US District Judge Collen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him.
In April 2023, a Federal jury convicted MICHEL of 10 counts, including conspiracy and acting as an agent of a foreign government. The trial in Washington, DC, included testimony from actor Leonardo Dicaprio and former US Attorney Jeff Sses.
Justice Department prosecutors said federal sentencing guidelines recommended a life sentence for Michel, who they said “betrayed his country financially” and “lied about the impossibility of carrying out his plans.”
“His sentence must reflect the breadth and depth of his crimes, his indifference to the danger to his country, and the extent of his greed,” they wrote.
‘Completely DispropoReate’
Defense attorney Peter Zeidenberg said the 14-year sentence was “completely out of step with the crime.”
Michel will convey his conviction and sentence, according to his law.
Zeidenberg had recommended a three-year prison sentence. A life sentence would be an “unfair punishment” for Michel’s reputation given that it is usually reserved for deadly terrorists and cartel leaders, Michel’s lawyers said in a court filing.
“The government’s position … It just shows how easily the guidelines can be changed to produce absurd results, and how well equipped they are, at least in this sentence,” they wrote.
Michel, a Brooklyn native who immigrated to the US from Haiti, was a member of the gang along with friends of Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean. The hip-hop band won two Grammy Awards and sold tens of millions of albums.
Michel received more than $ 120 million US from the Malaysian Billionaire low Taek Jho – also known as JHO Low – and exploded some of that money with straws that donated to the Obama campaign.
Michel also tried to end the investigation of the lower justice department, interfered with two witnesses and boasted about the tests, said the prosecutors.
Low, who lived in China, was one of the main sellers The Wolf of Wall Streetmovie starring dicaprio. Down is a fugitive but has preserved his innocence.
“The underlying motivation for giving Mr. Michel money to donate money was not to achieve a specific policy objective. Instead, the President wrote,” wrote Michel’s lawyers.
In August 2024, the judge denied Michel’s request for a new trial based on his defense attorney’s use of AI anji during the trial.
The judge said that even the other probation errors did not amount to a serious miscarriage of justice.
