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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

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Steve Bannon pleads guilty to a fraud charge related to defrauding donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border, but will not face jail time.

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  1. Fox News

    Steven Bannon pleads guilty to scheme to defraud in border wall fundraiser, avoids jail time (opens Fox News)

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    Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge that he defrauded donors who gave money to a private campaign to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.

  2. Deadline

    Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty To Border Wall Fraud Charge In Deal To Avoid Jail Time (opens Deadline)

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    Steve Bannon, podcaster and former chief strategist to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Steve Bannon pleads guilty to a fraud charge related to defrauding donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border, but will not face jail time.

  4. The Guardian

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty to fraud charge in border wall case (opens The Guardian)

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    Trump ally will avoid jail time over scheme related to duping those who donated to private effort to build barrier

  5. Breitbart News

    Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleads guilty to defrauding public, avoids jail time (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon entered guilty pleas to five counts connected with defrauding the public in an online fundraiser

  6. Washington Examiner

    Steve Bannon won’t face jail after guilty plea in fraud case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Bannon admitted to one count of scheming to defraud in the first degree stemming from the proposed construction of a private U.S.-Mexico border wall.

  7. CNN

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty to defrauding donors in private border wall scheme (opens CNN)

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    Conservative firebrand Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern US border in a deal that allowed him to avoid prison.

  8. NBC News

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty in New York 'We Build the Wall' case (opens NBC News)

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    Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday on a fraud charge in a case alleging he helped defraud donors who were giving money to build a wall at the southern U.S. border.

  9. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall fraud case (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    President Trump's confidante Steve Bannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to We Build the Wall.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to

  11. CBS News

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty in (opens CBS News)

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    Trump ally Steve Bannon entered a guilty plea Tuesday for his role in a plot to defraud donors to a nonprofit devoted to building a wall on the U.S. southern border.

  12. KVIA El Paso

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall fraud case, avoids jail time (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Aaron Katersky February 11, 2025, 9:56 AM Steve Bannon, the confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to "We Build the Wall," an online fundraiser for Trump's signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison…

  13. Breitbart News

    Report: Steve Bannon Lawyers in Talks with Prosecutors for Plea Deal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Steve Bannon will reportedly plead guilty in a case accusing him of defrauding donors in an effort to build a southern border wall.

  14. amNewYork

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty felony to online fraud in ‘Build the Wall’ fundraiser, wants his political enemies investigated (opens amNewYork)

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    Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers through an online fundraiser dubbed “We Build the Wall.”

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Trump ally Stephen Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Trump ally Stephen K. Bannon pleaded guilty to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a border wall.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall funding case | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York state court today to a fraud charge related to his fundraising campaign for the president’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

  17. New York Times

    Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Case but Will Serve No Time (opens New York Times)

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    President Trump had already pardoned his adviser in a similar federal case, which accused him of skimming money from donations to build a southern border barrier.

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