USA v. Kolfage

  1. October 28, 2022

    Third Border Wall Fraud Suspect Guilty, With Bannon On Deck

    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.

  2. October 27, 2022

    Jury Weighs SDNY Border Wall Fraud Case Against Colo. Man

    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."

  3. October 25, 2022

    Bannon Takes Heat As SDNY Border Wall Fraud Retrial Opens

    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.

  4. October 12, 2022

    Colo. Man Rejects New Plea Offer Before Border Wall Retrial

    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.

  5. September 20, 2022

    Bannon Ally Can't Oust 'Wall' Fraud Prosecutor, Move Retrial

    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.

  6. September 14, 2022

    Bannon Associate Says DA Case Taints His SDNY 'Wall' Trial

    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.

  7. August 23, 2022

    Border Wall Fraud Suspect Wants Prosecutor Out Of 2nd Trial

    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.

  8. June 07, 2022

    Exasperated 'Wall' Jurors Blame Holdout After 6-Day Talks Fail

    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.

  9. June 07, 2022

    Border Wall Fraud Case Ends In Mistrial With Divided Jury

    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.

  10. June 03, 2022

    Entrenched 'We Build The Wall' Fraud Jury Toils For 4th Day

    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.