"We Build the Wall" scammers sentenced to prison

[Axtremus]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/bannon-allies-sentenced-prison-build-wall-scheme-rcna81620

"We Build the Wall" campaign fundraisers Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for their role in defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors and stealing the proceeds, ...

[jon-nyc]

I wonder if Bannon is next. IIRC there were some pretty incriminating texts.

[89th]

I remember watching a segment about them on 60 minutes back in 2020.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said in "We Build the Wall" scammers sentenced to prison:

I wonder if Bannon is next. IIRC there were some pretty incriminating texts.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/money-report/former-trump-aide-steve-bannon-pleads-guilty-in-new-york-build-the-wall-case/3841587/

Steve Bannon, a former top White House aide to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in New York in connection with the defrauding of Trump supporters who contributed to a purported effort to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Bannon was sentenced to three years of conditional discharge after pleading guilty, meaning he will not serve any time in prison.

Trump pardoned Bannon in January 2021 in connection with federal charges related to the "We Build the Wall" organization scam. Three other defendants in that case received prison sentences.