Attorneys for Fugees co-founder Prakazrel Michel (Pras) filed a motion on Monday, October 16 for the Washington, D.C. District Court to grant him a new trial, Meghan Cuniff reports and additional documents reviewed by The FADER confirm.
Michel was convicted in April of 10 federal offenses, including conspiracy, campaign finance violations, money laundering, illegal lobbying, and witness tampering.
If the conviction stands, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The new motion — signed by Michel’s current attorney Peter Zeidenberg (as well as his associates Michael F.
Dearington, David M. Tafuri, and Sarah “Cissy” Jackson) — is based on two main complaints: actions by the court that prejudiced the jury and incompetence by Michel’s former defense attorney, David Kenner. (Kenner also worked on the defense team of Daystar Peterson, aka Tory Lanez, who was sentenced in August to 10 years in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend Megan Pete, aka Megan Thee Stallion, in the foot.) Read Next: Fugees’ Pras Michel convicted of federal conspiracy charges In summary, Zeidenberg et al.
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