We Build the Wall is an organization that solicited donations to build private sections of the wall along the Mexico–U.S. border. It started as a GoFundMe campaign by United States Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage in December 2018. [2] Kolfage announced the formation of a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization in January 2019. [3]

Apr 26, 2023 · The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Brian Kolfage was sentenced Wednesday for defrauding donors to the We Build the Wall effort. He previously pleaded guilty.

Apr 26, 2023 · WASHINGTON — "We Build the Wall" campaign fundraisers Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for their role in defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors and...

Apr 26, 2023 · NEW YORK — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border was sentenced to four years and three...

12 hours ago · Steve Bannon was in talks with prosecutors Monday to plead guilty in his Manhattan case alleging he scammed Donald Trump supporters in a crowdfunding scheme, a source told the Daily News.

Apr 26, 2023 · The two men, Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, previously pleaded guilty to several federal crimes related to siphoning funds from the online fundraising scheme known as "We Build The...

Apr 26, 2023 · U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato abused the trust of donors to We Build the Wall and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to line their own pockets. The defendants have now been held …

Jul 26, 2023 · The last of three men convicted in a “We Build the Wall” fundraising fraud scheme was sentenced to more than five years in prison Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.

Jul 25, 2023 · U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Timothy Shea abused the trust of donors to ‘We Build the Wall,’ stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to line his own pockets, and attempted to obstruct the federal investigation of his criminal conduct.

Nov 18, 2024 · Bannon and his former company, We Build The Wall, have been under indictment in New York since February 2022. The six-count indictment accuses Bannon, who served as chair of the group’s advisory board, of money laundering, conspiracy, and scheme to defraud. He has pleaded not guilty.