Leonardo DiCaprio testifies for prosecution at trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michel
 
           By 
Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN  
     
 Updated        4:41 PM EDT, Mon April 3, 2023
      
	
	
	
		
		
		
			
		
		
	
	
   
 
   
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
	
	
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio lent the staid federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., a touch of star power Monday when he testified in the trial of Grammy-winning musician Pras Michel.
 
Michel 
faces conspiracy, witness tampering and other charges stemming from his relationship to Jho Low, a Malaysian billionaire on the run from justice.
 
Prosecutors allege Michel illegally helped steer Low's money into then-President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and then tried to influence the Trump administration to drop a criminal case against Low. In exchange, the Justice Department said, Michel pocketed nearly $100 million dollars.
 
At points Monday morning, a rotating group of reporters, courthouse clerks and staffers filled every seat in the courtroom, eager to get a brief glimpse of DiCaprio. Security officers ringed the back of the room and the hallway.