Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies in Fugees Rapper's Money-Laundering Trial.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies in Fugees Rapper's Money-Laundering Trial.
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Leonardo DiCaprio testified in a federal court trial involving international money laundering, bribery, and rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel. Michel is accused of funneling money from a fugitive Malaysian financier through straw donors to Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. DiCaprio's connection with the case comes from his years-long relationship with the financier, Jho Low, who was one of the primary financers of the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street." Low is currently a fugitive but has maintained his innocence.

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