Jury Convicts Former Rapper In Plot to Funnel Illegal Campaign Donations to Obama

He faced charges of money laundering, campaign finance violations, serving as an unregistered agent for China, concealing and falsifying records, witness tampering, and making false statements. Michel and his legal team claimed that he was unaware that his actions were illegal, the Daily Mail noted further.

During Michel’s trial, a key moment occurred in early April when DiCaprio testified about his association with Low, fittingly making it a blockbuster moment. Low partially financed The Wolf of Wall Street, which was directed by Martin Scorsese and grossed over $400 million at the box office in 2013