Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty in Border Wall Fraud Case

The former Trump adviser will avoid jail time but must stay out of trouble for the next three years to avoid future punishment.
Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty in Border Wall Fraud Case
Steve Bannon speaks at the 112th annual New York Young Republican Club Gala in New York City on Dec. 15, 2024. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Samantha Flom
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Conservative podcast host Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in a New York state court in Manhattan on Feb. 11 to a fraud charge in connection with a push to fund private construction of the border wall.

Bannon, 71, entered a plea agreement with prosecutors to avoid jail time. In return, he received a three-year conditional discharge that requires him to stay out of trouble to avoid future punishment.

Samantha Flom
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