Bannon associate Brian Kolfage sentenced to more than four years for Trump border wall fraud

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Source: The Independent

Steve Bannon associate Brian Kolfage has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in defrauding donors to help privately build Donald Trump’s southern border wall.

Kolfage, a US Air Force veteran who lost his legs and right hand in a rocket attack in Iraq, pleaded guilty last year to misappropriating more than $350,000 from the “We Build the Wall” campaign.

The 41-year-old was sentenced to 51 months in prison at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said that he spent the money on cosmetic surgery, boat payments and jewellery. In addition, he also pleaded guilty to tax charges.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bannon-kolfage-sentence-trump-wall-b2327486.html

[Evolve Dammit]

1. Well there's some justice. Good. Why is Bannon not serving his sentence? I thought he got jail time.

[Wuddles440]

2. Pardoned by Traitor Don.

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3. Pardoned by Trump only for Federal charges. Bannon's NY trial for this is in November.

Rikers doesn't sound fun.

[moniss]

5. When he's tried I believe

he will try to flee.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. He just got convicted a couple months ago.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. That was for contempt of Congress

Though Trump pardoned him for federal charges related to this charity money laundering scheme, Bannon is now looking at serious state time for this scheme.

The state has him on email, texts, and bank transfers scheming to hide/launder payments to the above convicted recipient.

[Evolve Dammit]

10. I thought he was sentenced to four months but refused to comply??

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. He was sentenced 4 months but was allowed bail pending appeal for the federal contempt

The state trial is later this year

[Evolve Dammit]

12. thanks!

[C Moon]

4. That administration was raping our government--mob style.

"Bannon, Mr Trump’s former White House strategist, was also charged in the scheme but later received a presidential pardon in the waning hours of his single term in office.

However, the 69-year-old was indicted by New York state prosecutors in Manhattan last September on money laundering and conspiracy charges over wall fraud, to which he has pleaded not guilty."

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7. Is he still walking free?...

Like Bannon?

[Initech]

9. Is there anyone connected to Trump that's not a crook?

Oh wait, I know the answer to that - 404: File not found.