{"id":7609,"date":"2025-09-02T03:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/fugees-pras-michel-has-emergency-colon-cancer-surgery-delaying-case\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T03:46:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:46:29","slug":"fugees-pras-michel-has-emergency-colon-cancer-surgery-delaying-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/fugees-pras-michel-has-emergency-colon-cancer-surgery-delaying-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugees’ Pras Michel Has Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery, Delaying Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tFugees rapper Pras Michel had emergency surgery for colon cancer removal on Thursday (Aug. 28), postponing a key court hearing following his conviction on illegal foreign lobbying and conspiracy charges.<\/p>\n

\n\tMichel was originally due in court Friday (Aug. 29) for a hearing over how much money he must forfeit to the government over the 2023 convictions. But in a filing last month, his lawyers said he had \u201cexperienced a significant medical concern\u201d that would prevent him from appearing.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn a statement to Billboard<\/em> on Monday, Michel\u2019s spokeswoman Erica Dumas<\/strong> revealed why: Doctors had discovered colon cancer in Michel during a routine checkup.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPras missed Friday\u2019s sentencing hearing while undergoing emergency surgery for colon cancer removal,\u201d Dumas said. \u201cWe stand with him and his family and wish him a full recovery as he addresses this serious health matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe artist is \u201crecovering right now until he is in the clear and focused on spending time with his family ahead of sentencing,\u201d Dumas said, adding, \u201cHe still remains hopeful for his future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tComprised of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Michel, the Fugees rose to fame in the 1990s with hits like \u201cKilling Me Softly,\u201d \u201cReady or Not,\u201d and \u201cFu-Gee-La.\u201d After splitting up in 1998, the three each had successful solo careers and mostly stayed separate until recent years, when they have attempted multiple reunion tours.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2019, Michel was hit with sweeping federal criminal charges over accusations that he funneled money from now-fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low<\/strong>, the mastermind of the 1MDB embezzlement scandal, to Barack Obama<\/strong>\u2019s 2012 presidential campaign. Michel was also accused of trying to squelch a Justice Department investigation into the scheme, and of trying influence an extradition case on behalf of China under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn April 2023, following a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio<\/strong> and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions<\/strong>, Michel was convicted on 10 counts including conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.<\/p>\n

\n\tProsecutors are seeking a decades-long prison sentence, arguing starkly that Michel \u201cbetrayed his country for money.\u201d His lawyers have asked for a far lighter sentence of 36 months, which they say would be a \u201cjust sentence in this case.\u201d A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe hearing initially scheduled for Friday was to decide forfeiture \u2014 the process of turning over ill-gotten gains after a criminal convictions. The federal government is seeking a whopping $64,923,226 from Pras; his lawyers have called that sum \u201cgrossly disproportionate to the offenses of conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFederal prosecutors consented to the postponement of Friday\u2019s hearing over Michel\u2019s health issues. A new date is scheduled for Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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