Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's former campaign manager and former senior White House advisor, has been indicted by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a crowdfunding campaign which raised over $25 million to build a wall on the souther border of the U.S., mostly to cover his own personal expenses.
Bannon and three others—Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea—have been charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count each of conspiracy to commit money laundering, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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