Under the terms of the plea agreement, the former Trump White House adviser will not be sentenced to any jail time.
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony fraud for helping to defraud donors who were giving money to build a wall at theBannon was sentenced to three years conditional discharge. He will not be allowed to serve as an officer or director of a charity or any charitable organization in New York state, or any fundraising or not-for-profit organization in New York state.
In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said, “This resolution achieves our primary goal: to protect New York’s charities and New Yorkers’ charitable giving from fraud." The indictment charged Bannon and others of defrauding contributors who gave money for the construction of a southern border wall during Trump’s first term. Prosecutors say he swindled donors who contributed more than $15 million in 2019 as part of a fundraising drive dubbed “We Build the Wall.” had said that 100% of the donations would go toward building the wall, one of Trump’s 2016 campaign promises, and not towards the people running that effort.
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