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Leonardo DiCaprio testified in court that a Malaysian financier tried to funnel $30M to Obama's 2012 campaign

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio showed up in court to testify against Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, a member of the Fugees, who's on trial for supposedly being part of a scheme to sway the Obama and Trump administrations on behalf of a foreign government.

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Apr 5, 2023 — 1 min read

On Monday, a Washington jury heard testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who stated that Malaysian financier Jho Low disclosed his intentions to contribute as much as $30 million to support the 2012 reelection campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama. Prosecutors allege that this was part of an unlawful operation to exert foreign influence.

"It was a casual conversation about what party he was in support of," DiCaprio said, telling jurors that Low said he planned on giving "a significant donation" to the Democratic Party that was "somewhere to the tune of $20-30 million."

"I basically said, 'Wow, that's a lot of money,'" DiCaprio added.

DiCaprio is among the notable individuals associated with Low, a fugitive who is currently confronted with distinct federal criminal accusations concerning his purported theft of $4.5 billion from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.

The financier, recognized for compensating Hollywood celebrities to socialize with him, backed DiCaprio's benevolent establishment and furnished monetary resources for "The Wolf of Wall Street," the 2013 motion picture in which DiCaprio played a leading role and was a contender for an Academy Award.

The Justice Department in 2018 reached a civil settlement with the film's production company, which forfeited $60 million that was believed to have been stolen from 1MDB.

Since then, DiCaprio has been cooperating with the U.S. government.

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