Prakazarel "Pras" Michel

(Newser) - Prakazrel "Pras" Michel wants his April corruption conviction thrown out, partly because his high-profile defense attorney allegedly relied on artificial intelligence to deliver his final arguments. Accused of conspiring with Malaysian businessman Jho Low to funnel money to political campaigns through straw donors and attempting to influence the Trump...

(Newser) - Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a former member of the Fugees, was on Wednesday convicted of all 10 federal crimes he'd been charged with as part of a "sprawling corruption trial," the Washington Post reports. The jury deliberated for two days before returning a verdict against the 50-year-old...

(Newser) - Wyclef Jean says he’s counting on New York’s plethora of Haitian expats to carry him to victory in his presidential bid. “Wyclef Jean needs to be 3 million strong,” Jean said recently. But there’s one New York Haitian he hasn’t won over: Ex-Fugees bandmate...