“Steve Bannon, President Trump’s former political adviser, has pleaded not guilty through his counsel to wire-fraud and money-laundering charges related to an online scheme that federal prosecutors said was responsible for defrauding hundreds of thousands of people.
“Bannon appeared via video link in the Southern District of New York hours after his arrest Thursday morning on a yacht off the Connecticut coast.
“Bannon and three other defendants are alleged to have orchestrated a scheme around an online crowdfunding campaign called “We Build the Wall,” which has raised more than $25 million, according to prosecutors.
“The campaign was advertised as an effort to build portions of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and support maintenance operations.”
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