Timothy Shea was the only one of four defendants in the federal case to face a jury. The former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon faces similar charges in state court. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Kolfage, Brian”
In Bannon Case, Manhattan D.A. Takes On Another Pardoned Trump Ally
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
Stephen K. Bannon will face state charges related to his role in an effort to build a border wall despite having been pardoned by former President Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
Juror’s ‘Political Bias’ Prompts Mistrial in ‘Build the Wall’ Case
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
Eleven other members of the panel complained that the juror had injected party politics into the case, which the U.S. attorney said he planned to retry. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon Won’t Testify in Trial of ‘We Build the Wall’ Backer
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
Timothy Shea, a key player in the campaign, is on trial in what prosecutors describe as a coordinated plan to funnel money from the $25 million crowdfunding initiative. Source: New York Times
After Pardon for Bannon, 2 Admit Bilking Donors to Border Wall
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
Prosecutors say they took money from donors to Donald J. Trump’s signature project and spent it on jewelry, plastic surgery and a golf cart. Source: New York Times
Bannon, Pardoned by Trump, Now Faces Manhattan D.A. Investigation
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
Stephen K. Bannon got a last-minute pardon from President Donald J. Trump in a federal fraud case, but now state prosecutors are considering bringing charges. Source: New York Times
In Steve Bannon Border Wall Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2020
The documents were seized in a case against the president’s former aide, who is accused along with three others of a fraudulent scheme to build a border wall, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon is Arrested and Charged With Fraud in 'We Build the Wall' Campaign
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses. Source: New York Times