Steve Bannon charged with money laundering and conspiracy in New York
by Hugo Lowell in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#63CR1)
Former Trump adviser surrendered to authorities in Manhattan in connection with fundraising scheme for US-Mexico border wall
Top former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has been charged in New York with money laundering, conspiracy and scheme to defraud in connection with his role in a fundraising effort to privately underwrite the construction of the US-Mexico border wall, according to the indictment unsealed on Thursday.
The indictment includes two counts of money laundering in the second degree and conspiracy in the fourth degree. Bannon surrendered himself to the Manhattan district attorney's office after being told in recent days that charges were imminent, sources familiar with the matter said.
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