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  1. June 02, 2022

    Juror In Border Wall Trial Called Others 'Liberals,' Note Says

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday told a jury to keep mulling charges against a Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, after a jury note said a male juror called fellow jurors "liberals" who want to "lynch" the defendant.

  2. May 31, 2022

    Jury Mulls If 'We Build The Wall' Defendant Swindled Donors

    A Manhattan federal jury mulled charges Tuesday against a Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico, after prosecutors argued he and others, including pardoned politico Steve Bannon, duped donors.

  3. May 26, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Fraud Defendant Shows Jury Border Video

    A Colorado real estate agent accused of looting a private fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico showed a Manhattan federal jury video of border wall construction Thursday to bolster his bid for acquittal, but prosecutors called it a sideshow.

  4. May 24, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Fraud Defendant Tells Jury Work Was Legit

    A Colorado real estate agent who hawks Donald Trump-themed energy drinks online denied Tuesday that he helped loot a fundraising effort to wall off the United States from Mexico, telling a Manhattan federal jury that the effort was aboveboard.

  5. April 21, 2022

    Air Force Vet, Businessman Plead Guilty In Border Wall Scam

    Two Florida men told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday that they siphoned millions of dollars away from a crowdfunding effort to wall off the U.S. from Mexico, copping to conspiracy charges in the "We Build the Wall" corruption case.

  6. April 11, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Suspect Wants Mafia Claim Out Of Trial

    A Colorado man charged with laundering stolen cash from Steve Bannon's "We Build the Wall" campaign asked a Manhattan federal judge to block prosecutors from suggesting at his upcoming trial that he made a threatening statement about mafia violence against a government cooperator.

  7. April 06, 2022

    Ex-Bannon Associate To Admit Border Wall Fund Fraud

    A U.S. Air Force veteran indicted alongside Trump associate Steve Bannon will cop to his role in bilking a charity that raised money to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, New York federal prosecutors revealed in a letter to the court Wednesday.

  8. March 10, 2022

    Wall Fraud Suspect Wants Separate Trial To Skirt Bannon Link

    A Colorado energy drink peddler headed to trial for allegedly siphoning cash from a nonprofit intended to build then-President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall told a New York judge on Thursday that former Trump adviser and perennial provocateur Steve Bannon will cast too long a shadow over the proceedings for him to get a fair shake.

  9. February 14, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Suspect In Plea Talks As Trial Nears

    One of three men accused of joining pardoned politico Steve Bannon in siphoning funds from an effort to wall off the U.S. from Mexico is in talks to plead out before his jury trial, according to a joint filing Monday in New York federal court.

  10. February 10, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Trial Split Due To SDNY COVID Rules

    Manhattan's COVID-19 court safety protocols mean three men charged with defrauding donors to Steve Bannon's "We Build the Wall" effort will have separate trials after all, a federal judge said, reversing her decision last month for a single trial.

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