Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a founding member of the Fugees, has been charged in an international campaign finance conspiracy case.
The U.S. Justice Department announced details Friday of a four-count indictment that accused Michel of conspiring with fugitive Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, aka “Jho Low,” to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions to an unidentified 2012 U.S. presidential candidate.
Michel and Low were each charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and for making foreign and conduit campaign contributions, the indictment said. Michel was additionally charged with one count of a scheme to conceal material facts and two counts of making a false entry in a record in connection with the conspiracy.
The feds allege Low directed more than $21.6 million to be transferred from foreign entities to Michel’s accounts “for the purpose of funneling significant sums of money into the United States presidential election as purportedly legitimate contributions,...
The U.S. Justice Department announced details Friday of a four-count indictment that accused Michel of conspiring with fugitive Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, aka “Jho Low,” to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions to an unidentified 2012 U.S. presidential candidate.
Michel and Low were each charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and for making foreign and conduit campaign contributions, the indictment said. Michel was additionally charged with one count of a scheme to conceal material facts and two counts of making a false entry in a record in connection with the conspiracy.
The feds allege Low directed more than $21.6 million to be transferred from foreign entities to Michel’s accounts “for the purpose of funneling significant sums of money into the United States presidential election as purportedly legitimate contributions,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
The Fugees’ Pras Michael pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and falsifying records stemming from the rapper’s alleged role in a Malaysian wealth fund’s campaign finance violations.
According to Bloomberg, the Justice Department have pursued charges against several people tied to 1Mdb, a wealth fund tasked with promoting economic development in Malaysia, over the fund’s contributions to then-President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012.
Michel – facing one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and making a false statement and two counts of...
According to Bloomberg, the Justice Department have pursued charges against several people tied to 1Mdb, a wealth fund tasked with promoting economic development in Malaysia, over the fund’s contributions to then-President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012.
Michel – facing one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and making a false statement and two counts of...
- 5/10/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Underground Cinema 12 was a midnight movie screening series of underground films that ran in theaters owned by Louis Sher, who founded “the nation’s largest circuit of art houses” in 1954.
While Sher was the head of the Art Theatre Guild, Underground Cinema 12 was run by his nephew Mike Getz. The series began at the Cinema Theater in Hollywood, California on Columbus Day 1963; and when it proved to be a big hit there, Getz came up with the idea to run the series at all of his uncle’s theaters. A program would run on a Saturday night at one theater, then that theater would ship the films to the next theater, and so on.
The industry magazine Boxoffice profiled Louis Sher in their July 9, 1962 issue, over a year prior to the start of Underground Cinema 12. Sher came to cinema operations in his early forties as an outsider to the industry.
While Sher was the head of the Art Theatre Guild, Underground Cinema 12 was run by his nephew Mike Getz. The series began at the Cinema Theater in Hollywood, California on Columbus Day 1963; and when it proved to be a big hit there, Getz came up with the idea to run the series at all of his uncle’s theaters. A program would run on a Saturday night at one theater, then that theater would ship the films to the next theater, and so on.
The industry magazine Boxoffice profiled Louis Sher in their July 9, 1962 issue, over a year prior to the start of Underground Cinema 12. Sher came to cinema operations in his early forties as an outsider to the industry.
- 3/2/2019
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London since the summer of 2012, is back in the news. Last week, word of a sealed federal indictment involving him leaked out.
The news came out in a strange way, via an unrelated case in Virginia. In arguing to seal a federal child endangerment charge (against someone with no connection to Wikileaks), the government, ironically, mentioned Assange as an example of why sealing is the only surefire way to keep an indictment under wraps.
“Due to the sophistication...
The news came out in a strange way, via an unrelated case in Virginia. In arguing to seal a federal child endangerment charge (against someone with no connection to Wikileaks), the government, ironically, mentioned Assange as an example of why sealing is the only surefire way to keep an indictment under wraps.
“Due to the sophistication...
- 11/23/2018
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Now that the midterms are over, the White House has reportedly shifted its focus to panicking over the Mueller investigation. We know Trump has, at least. The special counsel went quiet in the months leading up to last Tuesday’s elections, and there have been indications that indictments could be coming soon. Former Trump adviser Roger Stone, Stone ally Jerome Corsi and Donald Trump Jr. are among the figures many believe could be charged. Speculation has also surrounded Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, which during the 2016 campaign released thousands of hacked Democratic emails.
- 11/16/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Laura Poitras canceled Monday and Tuesday press screenings of her long-awaited Julian Assange documentary, “Risk,” after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday that the Justice Department views Assange’s arrest as a “priority.” Poitras now plans to update her doc with the new development over the weekend, and have it ready in time for a press screening Wednesday night in New York.
Read More: Laura Poitras’ Julian Assange Documentary ‘Risk’ Lands Prime Early Summer Release Date — Exclusive
Earlier this week, Tim League and Tom Quinn’s distribution company Neon announced a May 5 theatrical release date for “Risk,” which will hit Showtime this summer. The film will also play on May 2 as a Special Closing Night selection for Art of the Real, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual showcase of essential, boundary-pushing documentaries.
The founder of WikiLeaks, Assange has been living in Ecuador’s London embassy for six years,...
Read More: Laura Poitras’ Julian Assange Documentary ‘Risk’ Lands Prime Early Summer Release Date — Exclusive
Earlier this week, Tim League and Tom Quinn’s distribution company Neon announced a May 5 theatrical release date for “Risk,” which will hit Showtime this summer. The film will also play on May 2 as a Special Closing Night selection for Art of the Real, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual showcase of essential, boundary-pushing documentaries.
The founder of WikiLeaks, Assange has been living in Ecuador’s London embassy for six years,...
- 4/21/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
After all the debates, controversies, and stereotype accusations have cleared, looking back on Blaxploitation cinema today it’s easy to see healthy portions of the crime and action genres. Using these genres and the struggles of the black community, these films were created for those that wanted to see African American characters on the big screen not taking shit from the man, “getting over”, and–above all else—being the heroes in movies. In the documentary Baad Asssss Cinema, Samuel L. Jackson gives his take on the heroes of Blaxploitation: “We were tired of seeing the righteous black man. And all of a sudden we had guys who were…us. Or guys who did the things we wanted those guys to do.”
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
- 12/4/2012
- by Gregory Day
- SoundOnSight
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