Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

Bannon pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to one count of scheme to defraud, a low-level felony. The case involved We Build the Wall, a non-profit that Bannon himself once suspected was a scam.

Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case
Steve Bannon exits court in New York on Feb. 11, 2025.

Bannon pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to one count of scheme to defraud, a low-level felony. The case involved We Build the Wall, a non-profit that Bannon himself once suspected was a scam.

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