Fugee to fugitive: how Pras Michél's political hustle became a federal case.
Pras Michél, co-founder of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, began facing legal issues in 2019 when he was charged with criminal conspiracy for alleged illegal donations to President Obama's 2012 presidential re-election campaign and lobbying the Trump administration to deter investigations into the 1MDB scandal involving fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low.
Production
Access to legal footage most defendants pray stays buried.
Editing
Juggling Fugees nostalgia with federal indictment energy.
Writing
Untangling 1MDB, Obama, Trump, and Jho Low coherently.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pras claimed in court he never actually read the indictment against him, which is either the worst or best legal strategy imaginable.
The 1MDB scandal already inspired 'The Wolf of Wall Street'—this doc proves truth keeps outfictionalizing Hollywood.
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