Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon hit with fraud conspiracy charges

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Steve Bannon, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a fundraising campaign to support the building of a US-Mexico border wall.

, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a fundraising campaign to support the building of the US-Mexico border wall.Prosecutors alleged that Mr Bannon and three others, Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea, "orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors" in connection with the 'We Build the Wall' campaign that raised more than $25 million to help build the border wall.

The donors thought the money would go toward helping to build a border wall, prosecutors said but Mr Kolfage, whom they described as the public face and founder of the operation, received thousands of dollars and used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. The indictment said those involved faked invoices and sham "vendor" arrangements, among other ways, to hide what was really happening.

 

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The CCP is an evil organization that has brought devastation to all mankind!

Are we meant to be surprised by this news. Who isn’t a crook within the Trump team?

Bannon had some ideologies that aligned with the Presidents but some shoddy business practices which contributed to his departure and his nickname Sloppy Steve. Nice try though ABC wheres the article on the Clinesmith guilty plea.

RichardTuffin Shoulda used that chummy selfie with sarah Ferguson

You would have to say they Trump really has a knack in attracting the best of the best. A real class act.

POTUS45.... The criminal-in-chief ... chief of the criminals. POTUS45... Also the idiot-in-chief ... chief of the idiots.

When does Trump pardon this prick ?

Trump “ I don’t know him, we never met”

I've been wondering what he's been up to for the last 4 to 6 months.

Proof of how stupid Trump loyalists are; donating to Steve Bannon to raise funds for a border wall Trump told them Mexico would pay for. How these people learned how to breathe is a mystery. As for Bannon, another one bites the dust, let's hope the next in line is Trump.

Fake News!

Its like everyone around Trump is being charged with Trumps crimes.

Wow.

Maybe he will now rollover on Trump or do some time in Bendocan penetiary for the morally void.

This is a partisan hit job the attorney general is a registered Democrat

You know when they say tin pot dictatorships abuse the judicial system... this is what it looks like.

You forgot to mention Steve Bannon has been exposing the CCP's crimes against humanity.

Sniff sniff ..... smells like facism doesn't it... Lets all drink the poison tea

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