Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies In Money Laundering Case
WRITTEN BY YASH SINGH
On Monday, Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court in the trial involving money laundering and bribery.
Rapper Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel is accused of sending money to Barack Obama's reelection campaign in 2012.
His funeled the money from Jho Low who was was one of the top financiers of Leo's 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
Low sent over $21.6 million via foreign entities to Michel’s different accounts. He also befriended Leonardo.
In court, the 'Inception' actor testified that he met Low in 2010 at a party in Las Vegas.
“I understood him to be a huge businessman with many different connections in Abu Dhabi and Malaysia,” he said.
He also admitted that he has known Michel since the 1990s after meeting backstage post a Fugees concert.
DiCaprio said he was very careful before starting a business relationship with Low. “I was given the green light by my team as well as my studio,” he said.