Irvington Native, Fugees Member Pras Charged In Obama Donation Scheme
One of the founders of the hip-hip group The Fugees was indicted for allegedly assisting in a scheme to funnel illegal foreign donations to the Obama presidential campaign in 2012, The Guardian reported.
Prakazrel Michel, 46, known as Pras, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and related charges stemming from the scheme, in which a Malaysian businessman, 37-year-old Jho Low, tried to funnel nearly $22 million to Obama’s campaign.
According to authorities, Pras arranged for 20 straw donors to give a total of $865,000 provided by Low to a fundraising committee. About $1 million was also given t…
Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died late Friday night, Nov. 30, at his home in Houston. He was 94.
Bush, who grew up in the area in Greenwich, was president from 1989 to 1993 after serving as vice president the previous eight years under President Ronald Reagan, and was the father of George W. Bush, who was president from 2001 to 2009, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016.
Bush's tenure as president was marked by Operation Desert Storm in which the United States and allied forces ejected Iraq from Kuwait.
Following an ec…
Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died late Friday night, Nov. 30, at his home in Houston. He was 94.
Bush, who grew up in the area in Greenwich, was president from 1989 to 1993 after serving as vice president the previous eight years under President Ronald Reagan, and was the father of George W. Bush, who was president from 2001 to 2009, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016.
Bush's tenure as president was marked by Operation Desert Storm in which the United States and allied forces ejected Iraq from Kuwait.
Following an ec…
