Steve Bannon charged

Today, August 20, 2020 Audrey Strauss, the acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment which involved Steve Bannon. Bannon worked for the Trump campaign in 2016 and was appointed Chief Strategist in the White House. Bannon left the White House in August 2017.

The indictment mentions three other individuals all leading the ‘We Build The Wall’ online fundraising initiative. Their names are Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea. They are charged for their roles in defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors who contributed $ 25 million. Please find below the details including the indictments.

Leaders of ‘We Build The Wall’ online fundraising campaign charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors https://t.co/cH2abWm2Ph pic.twitter.com/NKxfKXkcEX

— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) August 20, 2020

Bannon has many friends and many enemies. One of his friends, Mike Cernovich did a fair Periscope today on the indictment.

Steve Bannon / We Build the Wall indictment https://t.co/7ojeuK8Hli

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 20, 2020

Heavy.com has an article on the subject. Clicking on the names of the four involved gives additional information on the defendants.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon and 3 others – Brian Kolfage, Timothy Shea and Andrew Badolato – have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of stealing more than $1 million from a fundraiser to build a wall on the border with Mexico: https://t.co/v5yNdIIKCP

— Heavy.com (@HeavySan) August 20, 2020

As no additional information on Andre Badolato is available on Heavy.com yet, an additional source – Miami Herald – you find below. Badolato is mentioned there. As is Kris Kobach. He is mentioned as one of the Directors in 2019 in this article. Kobach recently lost the primary in Kansas where he was running for Governor.

Two Florida men have been arrested and charged with fraud alongside conservative political strategist Steve Bannon’s build-the-wall scandal.
https://t.co/OtQoOjAHff

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) August 20, 2020

Always be careful when you donate. History is not kind. Lots of money is not spend on the cause. Always do your research. Unfortunately big names are not a guarantee either. Fortunately today we are able to do our own research and find the data we need to evaluate the organization. And when in doubt, wait for a bit. Better safe than sorry.

Without a doubt this story will be continued.