New York CNN — 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.
Bannon pleaded guilty to one state felony count of a scheme to defraud
in the first degree and was sentenced to a three-year conditional
discharge. He will not serve any time in prison, nor will he be required
to pay any restitution under the deal.
Prosecutor Jeffrey Levinson said there is no restitution because
Bannon’s co-defendants in a related federal case already returned
millions of dollars to victims.
Bannon spoke briefly in court answering the judge’s questions.
“Yes, your honor,” he said when asked if he engaged in the scheme to
which he was pleading guilty.
A guilty plea marks Bannon’s second criminal conviction. He was found
guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena related to an investigation into the events of January 6. Bannon served four months in federal prison.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/11/politics/steve-bannon-border-wall-guilty/index.html
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them sibling leppards? Parents, unkles, pen pals ...? They have spots too!
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