USA v. Kolfage

  1. January 11, 2022

    'We Build The Wall' Trio To Be Tried Together

    Three men accused of pilfering millions from donors to Steve Bannon's "We Build The Wall" campaign will be tried together, after a Manhattan federal judge rejected one defendant's request for his own jury proceeding.

  2. December 07, 2021

    Prosecutors Want 'We Build The Wall' Trio In Single Trial

    Manhattan federal prosecutors have told a judge three defendants facing criminal charges over Steve Bannon's "We Build The Wall" fundraising effort should be tried together, saying separate proceedings will needlessly burden the judiciary.

  3. August 26, 2021

    2021 'We Build The Wall' Trial Off As Bannon Pal Swaps Attys

    A Manhattan federal judge agreed Thursday to delay the trial for three men accused of joining pardoned politico Steve Bannon in siphoning funds from an effort to wall off the U.S. from Mexico, after Bannon's friend Brian Kolfage, head of the "We Build the Wall" campaign, switched lawyers.

  4. May 25, 2021

    Bannon Charges Tossed After Pardon Over Gov't Objections

    A Manhattan federal judge tossed a fraud indictment Tuesday against pardoned Trump associate Steve Bannon, rejecting the government's unusual bid to terminate him as a defendant but keep the charges on the books.

  5. April 02, 2021

    Feds Push To Manage Details Of Bannon's Presidential Pardon

    The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office pushed back Friday against Steve Bannon, the onetime Donald Trump confidant who was pardoned on charges of defrauding donors who backed a private border wall effort, arguing Bannon's dismissal should come under carefully managed terms.

  6. March 19, 2021

    Bannon Says Feds Must Fully Drop Indictment After Pardon

    Pardoned former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon urged a New York federal court on Thursday to formally dismiss his criminal indictment, arguing that the government's push for an "administrative termination" is inadequate.

  7. February 18, 2021

    Feds Say 'We Build The Wall' Funds Can't Cover Atty Fees

    Prosecutors told a New York federal judge Thursday that an associate of Steve Bannon should not be able to spend funds from their allegedly fraudulent border wall crowdfunding campaign on attorney fees because the money is earmarked for forfeiture.

  8. January 22, 2021

    'Hole' In Bannon's Pardon May Leave Room For New Charges

    Former President Donald Trump's midnight pardon for former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon covers existing charges in his border wall fund fraud case, according to a copy of the pardon released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday, but experts say it does not shield him from further prosecution — even in the same case.

  9. January 20, 2021

    Trump Pardons Bannon In Border Wall Fund Fraud Case

    In the waning hours of his term Wednesday, President Donald Trump pardoned his former confidant and campaign adviser Steve Bannon, who was charged with defrauding donors in a $25 million fundraising effort to support the construction of a wall on the southern U.S. border.

  10. December 11, 2020

    Giuliani's Atty To Rep Bannon After Quinn Emanuel Bails

    Rudy Giuliani's attorney, Robert J. Costello of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, will take over Steve Bannon's criminal defense after Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP withdrew from the case last month in response to inflammatory remarks made by the former White House adviser.