FORMER TRUMP AFFILIATE STEVE BANNON ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF STEALING...

Former Trump Affiliate Steve Bannon Arrested on Charges of Stealing From ‘Build the Wall’ Fundraiser

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, was arrested in New York Thursday on charges of using the viral “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign to enrich himself.

Hundreds of thousands of donors who gave a total of $25 million to the crowdsourced campaign were defrauded by Bannon and three associates, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said.

Some of the money instead funded luxury cars, home renovations, cosmetic surgery, and a 2019 Jupiter Marine boat named Warfighter.

Three others were indicted along with Bannon on Thursday: campaign founder and triple-amputee Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, colorful businessman Andrew Badolato, and Timothy Shea.

“As alleged, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction,” Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement.

Source DailyBeast