Fugees star Pras Michel testifies in multimillion-dollar international fraud trial

Washington — Hip-hop star and Fugees member Pras Michel picked up a different kind of microphone as he took the witness stand in Washington, D.C.'s federal courthouse to defend himself in a multimillion-dollar international fraud trial. 

"Mic check 1,2. Mic check 1, 2," he aptly said at the start of his testimony.

"After consulting with my attorneys and the universe, I have decided to testify," Michel told the court Tuesday before answering questions from his defense team and prosecutors alike about the approximately $800,000 he said he paid to friends so they could donate to a political campaign.