Steve Bannon, key to Trump's rise, charged with defrauding border-wall supporters
WASHINGTON – Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after he was charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president’s signature wall along the US-Mexico border.
Prosecutors accused the defendants of defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through a $25 million crowdfunding campaign called “We Build the Wall.” Bannon used hundreds of thousands of dollars of that money to cover personal expenses, according to the charges. The famously disheveled entrepreneur headed the right-wing Breitbart News website – a voice for the alt-right movement that spans hardcore nationalists, white supremacists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites – before joining Trump’s campaign. Bannon, an anti-globalist, has since promoted a variety of right-wing causes and candidates in the United States and abroad.
Trump said he knew little about the project. But one of those involved, former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, said in 2019 that Trump had offered his support, according to the New York Times.to be arrested or convicted of a crime, a list that also includes former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
The group tied to Bannon built two wall sections on private land in New Mexico and Texas, drawing criticism from local residents who said proper permits were not obtained. The Texas wall section has experienced erosion problems, a report last month showed. The charges are being handled by the same office that prosecuted Cohen. The office’s top prosecutor, Geoffrey Berman, was abruptly ousted by Trump ally in June.Shea and Badolato were released on bond. Kolfage’s status was unclear.
پاکستان تازہ ترین خبریں, پاکستان عنوانات
Similar News:آپ اس سے ملتی جلتی خبریں بھی پڑھ سکتے ہیں جو ہم نے دوسرے خبروں کے ذرائع سے جمع کی ہیں۔
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with fraud - 92 News HD PlusSteve Bannon, a former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a fundraising campaign to support the building of Trump’s promised US-Mexico border wall
مزید پڑھ »
Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon arrested in border wall fraud caseFormer top Trump aide Steve Bannon was on Thursday arrested and charged along with three others for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in a Mexico
مزید پڑھ »
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with fraud - 92 News HD PlusSteve Bannon, a former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a fundraising campaign to support the building of Trump’s promised US-Mexico border wall
مزید پڑھ »
Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon arrested in border wall fraud caseFormer top Trump aide Steve Bannon was on Thursday arrested and charged along with three others for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in a Mexico
مزید پڑھ »
New Zealand ramps up military at border to beat coronavirus outbreak - 92 News HD PlusWELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand said it would increase the number of defence personnel at its quarantine facilities and border to beat any further spread of COVID-19, as it reported five new cases in the community on Wednesday. Around 500 more defence personnel will be deployed, taking the total defence force personnel supporting the COVID-19 … Read More
مزید پڑھ »
Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing to end Trump 'chaos' - 92 News HD PlusDemocrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to chaos
مزید پڑھ »