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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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Eva Descamps / February 28, 2024
You’ve seen him in “Star Trek”, “NCIS”, “Grey’s Anatomy” for the series, “Captain Marvel”, “The Recruit”, “Home of the Giants” for the movies… Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away at the age of 49 this February 24, 2024.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the dec! s of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, a beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and friend,” read a post on his Instagram account announcing the sad news.
In August 2018, Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He had been in a wheelchair since October 2019. By August 2021, he had lost the use of his voice due to the disease.
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Alexei Navalny’s body handed over to his mother, says Russian opposition leader’s team
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Sylvie Claire / February 28, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s body, which his relatives had been demanding for over a week, has been handed over to his mother, the Russian opposition leader’s spokeswoman said on Saturday.
In recent days, Alexeï Navalny’s team has regularly complained about not having access to the body of the deceased Russian opponent. His relatives had complained that investigators would spend at least 14 days carrying out an “expertise” on his remains before handing them over.
Navalny’s relatives accuse the Kremlin of killing him and trying to cover up his tracks. According to Navalny’s mother, Russia is trying to decompose the body so that it can no longer be examined. Last week, Alexei Navalny’s mother and lawyers were not allowed to enter the morgue.
Eight days after his death, Navalny’s body was returned to his mother. The Russian opponent’s spokeswoman, Kira Iarmich, said on X (ex-Twitter) that she did not yet know whether “the authorities will prevent (the funeral) from taking place as the family wishes and as Alexei deserves ».
Alexei Navalny was the most prominent opposition figure in Russia, where he gained widespread popularity, particularly among the younger generation, thanks to his in-depth investigations into corruption under Vladimir Putin’s regime
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Eva Deschamps / February 16, 2024
Watching a Sylvester Stallone film in VF will never be the same again. Alain Dorval, the French actor who dubbed the American, died on Monday night, his family announced.
Alain Dorval had been battling cancer for several years, which finally claimed his life earlier this week at the Gustave Roussy hospital outside Paris.
He was best known as the French voice of Sylvester Stallone, but also distinguished himself as Tiger in the Fievel saga, and as Pat Hibulaire in the Disney universe.
Fans of the Rocky saga have been in mourning for several months. In October, actor Burt Young, who played Paulie, passed away. In early February, Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed, passed away.
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