The Root: Published By Noah A. McGee
Despite being convicted of criminal conspiracy and facing more than 20 years in prison, there’s one claim that Fugees rapper Pras Michél refuses to give any credence to. In a video from TMZ, the Grammy-nominated rapper and producer denied any claims and allegations that he is or was an informant for the FBI or CIA. During the video, he says, “I can’t really talk about the verdict, I got a lot more work to get done.”
When asked about the claims of him being an FBI informant, Pras shot down the allegations quickly, saying, “Look, I was never in the past, present, or future an FBI or a CIA informant. Never ever. If people want to check it out, look at the testimonies—they could see that all within the records, and all the DC courts. This is not a Tekashi 6ix9ine situation, respectfully. Because he admitted he was an informant, basically. So I was never. I never said I was. I am not now and never will be an FBI or a CIA informant.”
Pras said this despite reports from Rolling Stone that while Michél was on the witness stand, he admitted that met with FBI agents multiple times to discuss China’s plans to extradite a dissident, someone who is in strong opposition to official policy, and Americans who were being held hostage in the Asian country. He reportedly said, “I took it upon myself to report because I thought the FBI should know.” Read more
