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Jho Low paid US$20m for photo with Obamas: Rapper

Fugitive Jho Low paid rapper Pras Michel US$20 million for a photo with the then-US president Barack Obama in 2012.

According to Bloomberg, Michel - who is on trial for illegal lobbying - told the court that he was hired by Low as a "celebrity surrogate" who had access to Obama's fundraising dinner in Washington DC.

Michel said Jho Low's reputation was... 

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