Steve Bannon Arrested on Charges of Stealing From 'Build the Wall' Fundraiser - 2020-08-20

Steve Bannon Arrested on Charges of Stealing From 'Build the Wall' Fundraiser August 20, 2020, Rachel Olding, Daily Beast

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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.

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