A lawyer from the Department of Justice is facing disbarment for his involvement in a shady foreign influence scheme linked to his friendship with hip-hop artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel. George A. Higginbotham, the lawyer, made fake documents to hide tens of millions of dollars for lobbying the U.S. government. The Legal Profession Blog spilled the tea. Higginbotham got caught up in some mess involving political dissidents and a massive embezzlement scheme in Malaysia. Michel needed help with a guy named Jho Low, and Higginbotham got himself into a huge mess. Now, he’s facing disbarment, which seems fitting, I guess. He only got probation and had to pay back $70,000 for his shady work. Michel got convicted for using fake donors in his lobbying scheme. Low got a 10-year sentence in Kuwait, but he wasn’t even there for it. Crazy stuff, right?
