Report: Steve Bannon to be criminally indicted—again. Will surrender to authorities Thursday
Steve Bannon, former President Donald Trump’s onetime adviser, is poised to surrender himself to authorities on Thursday as he is reportedly expected to be charged by New York state prosecutors.
The details of his indictment were kept under wraps, according to The Washington Post, but sources familiar with the case said it was connected to fraud and is similar to a federal fraud case brought against Bannon and his associates for a crowdfunding gambit aimed at building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
In that federal case, Bannon was alleged to have raised some $25 million for the “We Build the Wall” scheme while skimming $1 million off the top just for himself. He and his partners, according to federal prosecutors, used the funds to purchase a variety of luxury goods, including cars and jewelry. Bannon pleaded not guilty to the charges, but before the matter could go to trial, former President Donald Trump pardoned him.
That pardon only covered federal charges, not state ones like those now reportedly filed in New York.