[W:355]Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY

[Rexedgar]

Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY – NBC New York

Former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was indicted in New York on fraud charges related to a fundraising campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors said.

Bannon is among four people indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to the online "We Build the Wall" campaign.



All the money was to be for the wall........

 

[chuckiechan]

I find this a bit suspicious timing, but Bannon always has been a Hunteresque sleezebag.

 

[beefheart]

The rubes will always be there, easy money for the taking...

 

[Rexedgar]

The rubes will always be there, easy money for the taking...

Wondered who was paying Steve’s bills.


Next up, “hardly knew him!”

 

[BlueTex]

Let's recall who these guys are...

 

[trouble13]

I find this a bit suspicious timing, but Bannon always has been a Hunteresque sleezebag.

Not only is the timing suspicious but this is also coming from the SDNY. They have been on a vendetta against Trump from the start


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[Aunt Antifa]

Don’t worry, i’m sure Trump’s attorney Bill Barr can get involved.

 

[BlueTex]

Starting in approximately December 2018, BRIAN KOLFAGE, STEPHEN BANNON, ANDREW BADOLATO, and TIMOTHY SHEA, and others, orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors, including donors in the Southern District of New York, in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign ultimately known as “We Build The Wall” that raised more than $25 million to build a wall along the southern border of the United States. In particular, to induce donors to donate to the campaign, KOLFAGE repeatedly and falsely assured the public that he would “not take a penny in salary or compensation” and that “100% of the funds raised . . . will be used in the execution of our mission and purpose” because, as BANNON publicly stated, “we’re a volunteer organization.”

Those representations were false. In truth, KOLFAGE, BANNON, BADOLATO, and SHEA received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor funds from We Build the Wall, which they each used in a manner inconsistent with the organization’s public representations. In particular, KOLFAGE covertly took for his personal use more than $350,000 in funds that donors had given to We Build the Wall, while BANNON, through a non-profit organization under his control (“Non-Profit-1”), received over $1 million from We Build the Wall, at least some of which BANNON used to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in BANNON’s personal expenses. To conceal the payments to KOLFAGE from We Build the Wall, KOLFAGE, BANNON, BADOLATO, and SHEA devised a scheme to route those payments from We Build the Wall to KOLFAGE indirectly through Non-Profit-1 and a shell company under SHEA’s control, among other avenues. They did so by using fake invoices and sham “vendor” arrangements, among other ways, to ensure, as KOLFAGE noted in a text message to BADOLATO, that his pay arrangement remained “confidential” and kept on a “need to know” basis.


Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice

 

[SCrider]

Not only is the timing suspicious but this is also coming from the SDNY. They have been on a vendetta against Trump from the start


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Trump lived in and possibly committed crimes in their jurisdiction. Nothing suspicious about it.

 

[Casper]

Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY – NBC New York

Former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was indicted in New York on fraud charges related to a fundraising campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors said.

Bannon is among four people indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to the online "We Build the Wall" campaign.



All the money was to be for the wall........

He isn't the first nor will he be the last, wait until next year the indictments will be coming for many connected to the Donald.

 

[Casper]

I find this a bit suspicious timing, but Bannon always has been a Hunteresque sleezebag.

And Under the Bus he goes......:lamo

 

[tacomancer]

Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY – NBC New York

Former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was indicted in New York on fraud charges related to a fundraising campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors said.

Bannon is among four people indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to the online "We Build the Wall" campaign.



All the money was to be for the wall........

Pardon in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

 

[Kreton]

I hope these charges come with long jail time.

 

[Kreton]

Pardon in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

Pretty sure he has to be convicted first. Which may not happen for a while.

 

[Rexedgar]

And Under the Bus he goes......:lamo

Goodyear tires and all........

 

[Rexedgar]

Pretty sure he has to be convicted first. Which may not happen for a while.

Don’t forget Richard Milhouse.......

 

[Rexedgar]

I find this a bit suspicious timing, but Bannon always has been a Hunteresque sleezebag.

Now you turn on him.........

 

[Ikari]

Wondered who was paying Steve’s bills.


Next up, “hardly knew him!”

Next up is using Barr to try to drop the case against him.

 

[PoliSciXtina]

Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY

Not only is the timing suspicious but this is also coming from the SDNY. They have been on a vendetta against Trump from the start


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Yes. It’s a huge conspiracy to get trump. *eye roll*. Bannon is a scumbag and a fraud, accept it and move on.


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[Cardinal]

Not only is the timing suspicious but this is also coming from the SDNY. They have been on a vendetta against Trump from the start


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Just that? Not, "Oh hey, look, Trump's former campaign CEO and White House chief strategist got indicted for fraud"? Just, "Vendetta against trump"?

I'm just trying to imagine your reaction if Barr indicted an Obama White House employee for downloading a torrent. You guys would be losing it right now.

 

[chuckiechan]

I hope these charges come with long jail time.

Why do you say that?

 

[Cardinal]

Next up is using Barr to try to drop the case against him.

It seems fair to suspect that this is what getting rid of Berman was about.

 

[Rexedgar]

Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort

Deputy Campaign Manager Gates

Personal Attorney Michael Cohen

First Nat Sec Adv. Mike Flynn

Campaign Adv Roger Stone

Strategist Steve Bannon



Starting to see a pattern here..........#ETTD

 

[Ikari]

It seems fair to suspect that this is what getting rid of Berman was about.

Trump's Swamp is all about building a criminal enterprise and getting his folk in positions where they can dismiss anything against the Swamp Criminal Enterprise.

 

[Cardinal]

Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort

Deputy Campaign Manager Gates

Personal Attorney Michael Cohen

First Nat Sec Adv. Mike Flynn

Campaign Adv Roger Stone

Strategist Steve Bannon



Starting to see a pattern here..........#ETTD

Correction:

Paul Manafort - Trump Campaign chairman
Conspiracy against the U.S.
Conspiracy to commit witness tampering
Bank fraud
Failure to report foreign bank accounts
False tax returns

Rick Gates - Trump Deputy campaign chairman
Conspiracy against the U.S.
Making false statements

Michael Flynn - Trump National security adviser
Making false statements to the FBI

George Papadopoulos - Trump Campaign adviser
Making false statements to the FBI

Roger Stone - Trump Campaign Adviser
Obstruction of proceeding
Making false statements
Witness tampering

Michael Cohen - Trump's personal attorney
Making false statements
Making false statements
Tax evasion
Campaign finance violations

Konstantin Kilimnik - Business partner of Manafort and Gates
Conspiracy to obstruct

Alex van der Zwaan - Attorney who worked with Manafort and Gates
Making false statements

Richard Pinedo - Facilitated transactions related to Russian efforts
Identity fraud

Stephen Bannon - Former Trump campaign CEO and White House chief strategist
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Conspiracy to commit money laundering