Pras Michel's former attorney pleads guilty to leaking information about Fugees rapper's case (www.usatoday.com)
TLDR; Summary
- David Kenner, a prominent defense attorney, pleaded guilty to leaking grand jury information about rapper Pras Michel's case to reporters.
- Kenner was representing Michel, a member of the Fugees, during a political conspiracy trial.
- He gave grand jury information and photos to reporters for Bloomberg News, which ran defense-oriented stories.
- Kenner was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation and a $5,000 fine.
- Michel was eventually convicted of all 10 counts and faces up to 20 years in prison.
- Michel is pushing for a new trial, claiming Kenner made errors, including using an artificial intelligence program for closing arguments.
- The charge Kenner pleaded guilty to carries a maximum prison sentence of six months.
- Kenner's probation term will be unsupervised.
- Kenner said he was reckless for not terminating the reporters' access to grand jury information.
- Michel's spokeswoman said the