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Fugees member convicted in massive corruption case
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Eva Deschamps / April 28, 2023
Hip-hop star Pras Michel, a former member of The Fugees, was convicted Wednesday in Washington, D.C., for his role in an illegal influence campaign by a Malaysian financier at the center of a massive corruption scandal.
The 50-year-old Haitian-American artist was found guilty of all charges for which he was prosecuted, after a media trial lasting several weeks.
Pras “Michel played a central role in a broad conspiracy to influence senior government officials,” said Harry Lidsk, a Justice Department official.
Between 2012 and 2017, the hip-hop star allegedly received some $100 million from Malaysian Low Taek Jho, considered the mastermind of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund scandal 1MDB.
Michel was convicted of conspiracy, forgery and serving as a covert agent of a foreign government, among other offenses, for which he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
Mr.Low, the Malaysian businessman at the heart of this vast scandal was charged in 2018 for corruption and money laundering related to the looting of the 1MDB fund, supposed to contribute to the economic development of Malaysia. On the run, he is now probably in China.
The financier is accused, along with other people, of having used the money in this fund to buy luxury homes, yachts or works of art and to surround himself with music and film stars, including financing the film “The Wolf of Wall Street”, a feature film released in 2013 that won an Oscar for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Steph Deschamps / July 14, 2024
American actress Shannen Doherty, who came to public attention for her role as Brenda in Beverly Hills 90210, died on Saturday at the age of 53, her agent Leslie Sloane told People magazine on Sunday. She had been suffering from cancer for several years.
“On Saturday, July 13, she lost the fight she had waged for many years against the disease,” said Leslie Sloane.
Born in 1971, Shannen Doherty quickly found her way into the spotlight, starting her career with a role in “Little House on the Prairie” in 1982.
From 1990 to 1994, she played Brenda Walsh in the cult classic “Beverly Hills 90210”, a role that brought her international fame. A few years later, from 1998 to 2001, she became Prue Halliwell in the series “Charmed”. Between several TV films and reality TV experiences, she also reunited with Brenda Walsh in the reboot of the series, “90210” in the late 2000s.
Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Some time later, the disease had returned, at stage 4. The cancer then generalized. She passed away on Saturday, surrounded by her loved ones.
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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