Steve Bannon faces fraud charges in New York over the We Build the Wall charity

[candide]

Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to an indictment obtained by CNN.

Steve Bannon indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to border wall effort

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/politics/steve-bannon-not-guilty-plea-surrender-border-wall-charges/index.html

[Bluespunk]

9 minutes ago, candide said:

Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to an indictment obtained by CNN.

Steve Bannon indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to border wall effort

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/politics/steve-bannon-not-guilty-plea-surrender-border-wall-charges/index.html

Some days the machinations of justice light up my day. 

[Slip]

14 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

almost looks like double jeopardy, getting charged and having a trial twice for the same alleged crime.

Good luck to Steve with this matter. I'm guessing any jury will not be a friendly one made up of Trump staff and donors like the Sussman trial had. Oh no, couldn't have that, Bannon is on the wrong team.

"Almost" you say?

[candide]

1 minute ago, Bluespunk said:

Some days the machinations of justice light up my day. 

Considering that his two accomplices have entered a guilty plead, I think he's toast ( but innocent until found guilty! Blink blink! ????).

[bendejo]

4 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Some days the machinations of justice light up my day. 

As they say in the world of sport fishing "you don't mount it before you land it."

Personally, I am disgusted with this six years of "we got him now!" and only the goobers have been brought in.  These cases will still be pending when all these guys have died of old age, if they haven't been tossed out by then.

General Garland, please prove me wrong.

 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by bendejo

[Bluespunk]

12 minutes ago, bendejo said:

As they say in the world of sport fishing "you don't mount it before you land it."

Personally, I am disgusted with this six years of "we got him now!" and only the goobers have been brought in.  These cases will still be pending when all these guys have died of old age, if they haven't been tossed out by then.

General Garland, please prove me wrong.

 

 

True enough, but at least there is hope that he will be found guilty and gaoled.
 

If this occurs, well that truly would be a good day. 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Bluespunk

[Berkshire]

20 hours ago, Old Croc said:

I'm not the first to say it, but the smartest country on earth also has millions of the stupidest people on the planet. 

Criminals will typically go after the most vulnerable, naive, gullible, soft targets basically.  And there are right wing criminals going after a certain demographic that is the easiest to fleece:  Trump supporters.  Trump himself has been doing this for years with great success, but there are many doing the same using his name.  Can't blame them.  There's millions to be made from these people who are, frankly, the dumbest on Earth. 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Berkshire

[bendejo]

Money laundering?  He hardly launders his clothes! 

 

IMO he's the villain of this time in history.  If not for him DT would have dropped out of the race after the Access Hollywood tape came to light.  He's the evil bishop who whispers into the ear of the idiot king.  He travels the world evangelizing whatever he's on about at the moment.  Italy threw him out; when the crazy election excuses were in full flight and something about Italy came up my first thought was this guy.

https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-bannon-right-wing-gladiator-school-booted-from-italian-monastery-2021-9?op=1

 

 

 

[ballpoint]

"Let's go, Bannon", said the arresting officer as he handcuffed him.

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, bendejo said:

Money laundering?  He hardly launders his clothes! 

 

IMO he's the villain of this time in history.  If not for him DT would have dropped out of the race after the Access Hollywood tape came to light.  He's the evil bishop who whispers into the ear of the idiot king.  He travels the world evangelizing whatever he's on about at the moment.  Italy threw him out; when the crazy election excuses were in full flight and something about Italy came up my first thought was this guy.

https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-bannon-right-wing-gladiator-school-booted-from-italian-monastery-2021-9?op=1

 

He'll get a freshly laundered set of clothes daily soon and be forced to take a shower daily.....????

[EVENKEEL]

On 9/7/2022 at 1:54 PM, Credo said:

 

In Arizona, the governor decided to close a section of the wall with shipping containers.  Here's a picture of the wall after the containers started tipping over.   It should also be noted that it's not state land and, in fact, is Tribal/Federal law.   

 

What's your point?

[Chomper Higgot]

Financial crimes are famously easy to get convictions on.

 

Perhaps it’s time for old ‘two shirts’ to start squawking about who he shared the money with.

[bendejo]

Bannon's 'Joke' Gave The Game Away At His 'Wall-a-Thon' Fundraiser

 

When he first appeared on the political scene the word was he was not out for $$$ as he already made his fortune, so I was surprised when this story broke. 

But that orange-faced fellow who used to announce "I'm really rich" is now begging for donations, well, that is not surprising at all. 

But I'd bet both of those guys know how long it takes to fly to Budapest.

 

Hey, he cleaned up for the surrender!  If he didn't his perp walk would have looked like he was just another vagrant picked up off the street.  No bail?  No flight risk?

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/09/watch-bannon-being-led-away-handcuffs

 

 

[Credo]

On 9/9/2022 at 2:50 AM, EVENKEEL said:

What's your point?

Well, it seems that since Bannon stole the money, we are reduced to barricading the border with used containers.