Trump ally Steve Bannon entered a guilty plea Tuesday for his role in a plot to defraud donors to a nonprofit devoted to building a wall on the U.S. southern border.
Prosecutors had said Steve Bannon, who served briefly in the first Trump administration, swindled donors of a “build the wall” campaign.
Steve Bannon has reportedly discussed with New York prosecutors a potential plea deal to resolve charges that he defrauded donors to a border wall.
Bannon's lawyer told Law360 that his client will plead guilty in a case accusing him of conspiring to launder money and commit fraud.
Bannon and Representative Andy Biggs criticized the possibility of a continuing resolution to prevent a looming government shutdown.
Steve Bannon admitted Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to his “We Build the Wall” online fundraiser — but will serve no prison time as part of the plea deal.
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Raw Story on MSN'Take a reading comprehension class?' Bannon ally belittled as she accuses lawyer of plotAn associate of longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon accused an attorney who specializes in representing government whistleblowers of encouraging federal employees to break the law and expose classified information — but her accusation was quickly swatted down.
Steve Bannon, the confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to "We Build the Wall," an online fundraiser.
Conservative firebrand Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern US border in a deal that allowed him to avoid prison.
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York state court on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to his fundraising campaign for the U.S. president's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud caseConservative strategist Steve Bannon has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.
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Steve Bannon pleads guilty in New York 'We Build the Wall' caseUnder the terms of the plea agreement, the former Trump White House adviser won't be sentenced to any jail time.
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