Fugees rapper jailed for 14 years for ‘betraying his country for money’

Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel, has been jailed (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former president Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.

Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him.