United States v. Michel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal No. 19-148-1 (CKK) PRAKAZREL MICHEL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (March 1, 2023) Defendant Prakazrel Michel (“Defendant” or “Michel”), with co-Defendant Low Taek Jho (“Low”), is charged by indictment with a variety of criminal offenses arising from three alleged conspiracies to unlawfully launder foreign money to influence American elections and foreign policy. The Government has moved to disqualify Defendant’s proffered expert and exclude that expert’s testimony. Because Defendant…