Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Fundraising Scheme

The former Trump aide avoids jail time under a plea deal, receiving a three-year conditional discharge and restrictions on nonprofit activities.

Steve Bannon admitted to defrauding donors in the 'We Build the Wall' campaign, which raised over $25 million to privately fund a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Under the plea agreement, Bannon received a three-year conditional discharge and is barred from fundraising or serving in nonprofit leadership roles in New York.
Prosecutors alleged Bannon and others misused donor funds, with some co-defendants already sentenced to prison in related federal cases.
Bannon was previously pardoned by Donald Trump for federal charges in the same scheme, but state-level charges were pursued by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
The plea deal avoids a trial that was scheduled to begin next month and prohibits Bannon from using donor data obtained during the fraudulent campaign.