Bannon charged with money laundering

Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme.

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September 8, 2022 - 3:50 PM

Donald Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon, center, arrives for court in New York on Sept. 8, 2022, to be charged with fraud in a case of alleged misappropriation of funds for the construction of a wall between the US and Mexico. (Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.

Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme. The indictment didn’t identify those people by name, but the…

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