PRAS MICHAEL OF FUGEES ADMITS HE WAS AN FBI INFORMANT FACES 22 YEAR...

Pras Michel opted to testify in his federal conspiracy trial on Tuesday (April 18). The Fugees rapper, 50, revealed he made the decision “after consulting with my attorneys and the universe,” per Mother Jones reporter Dan Friedman on Twitter.

During his testimony, Michel admitted that he served as an informal FBI informant for the U.S., according to Rolling Stone, during China’s attempt to extradite dissident Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui with the help of Malaysian financier Jho Low, who is currently a fugitive. He added that he voluntarily met with FBI agents on several occasions to discuss Guo and three Americans whom were being held hostage in China.

“I took it upon myself to report because I thought the FBI should know,” Michel explained.

He has plead not guilty on federal counts of conspiracy and falsifying records. The charges are tied to Low’s alleged crimes, in which he was accused of stealing $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who testified in the trial earlier this month, claimed to be impressed by Low’s reputation of being “sort of a prodigy in the business world and ultra-successful.”

Michel later told Rolling Stone that he met Low when he was zealous aboutjoining politics as a means to “help people.” Adding, “I was one of those people who was just dabbling. I never thought I would be full-time into politics. I realized politics is not for me. The problem with politics is this: It’s that the people within politics, they’re dirtier than the people who are not in politics.”

He insists that he’s never made any political donations on Low’s behalf. Michel is facing 22 years in prison if convicted.

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