Pras Michel: From Hip-Hop Fame to a 14-Year Prison Term — and a Question That Lingers WASHINGTON — On Thursday afternoon, the former hip-hop star and founding member of The Fugees, Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, now 52, was handed a 14-year federal prison sentence. The landmark judgment followed his 2023 conviction on 10 counts—including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government—in a sprawling political-finance and influence scheme. But while the courtr