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Donald Trump’s former adviser and former executive of Breitbart News Steve Bannon was arrested today by federal agents on a 150-foot yacht off the coast of Connecticut. Arrested at his home was his alleged co-conspirator, Senior Airman Brian Kolfage (ret). They have been charged with taking money from Kolfage’s We Build The Wall<\/a> non-profit. Two other men involved in the scheme were also charged and all four have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n Kolfage is the triple amputee Iraq War veteran who started a GoFundMe campaign to privately subsidize Trump’s southern border wall. He ultimately raised $25 million.<\/p>\n SDNY prosecutors allege in their indictment that Kolfage, who had said he wasn’t going to take any of the donated money, took $100,000 up front and then paid himself a $20,000\/month salary. Bannon, who serves on the non-profit’s advisory board as chairman, is said to have pocketed $1 million. They are alleged to have hidden these funds by “creating sham invoices and accounts to launder donations and cover up their crimes.”<\/sup><\/p>\n Kolfage has come up in conversation before, dating back to 2013. Here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source; Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n Hat tip to MarineDad61<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"