October 28, 2022
A Manhattan federal jury on Friday found a Colorado man guilty of looting a $25 million fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico, handing down a third conviction that leaves only former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon to face state charges.
October 27, 2022
A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday mulled charges against a Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund dubbed "We Build the Wall" to close off the U.S. from Mexico, after prosecutors showed a gleeful text from the defendant's wife calling the fund a "gold mine."
October 25, 2022
A Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico invited a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday to compare his conduct to that of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who faces related charges.
October 12, 2022
A Colorado man set for a second New York trial on charges of looting a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico has rejected a fresh plea offer, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday.
September 20, 2022
A federal judge has declined to disqualify a Manhattan prosecutor or relocate a retrial in the case of a Colorado man accused of conspiring to steal from a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
September 14, 2022
A Colorado man accused of pilfering a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico said Steve Bannon's recent state indictment in Manhattan over the alleged scheme makes it "all the more unlikely" he will have a fair trial in his related New York federal case.
August 23, 2022
A Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico wants a Manhattan federal prosecutor booted from his retrial, saying the government engaged in "devious manipulation" of evidence during the first trial that ended with a deadlocked jury in June.
June 07, 2022
A Manhattan federal jury was largely prepared to convict a Colorado man of looting a fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico but found efforts to sway a holdout "like talking to a wall," some frustrated panel members told Law360 after the case ended in a mistrial.
June 07, 2022
A Manhattan federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the criminal fraud case against a Colorado man charged with looting a $25 million fund that was supposed to pay for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, ruling after a sometimes-tense jury failed to reach a verdict.
June 03, 2022
A divided Manhattan jury deliberated with no verdict for a fourth day Friday after a federal judge denied a mistrial request from counsel for a Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.