USA v. Kolfage
Case Number:
1:20-cr-00412
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Firms
- Davidoff Hutcher
- Jenner & Block
- Mayer Brown
- Meringolo & Associates
- Quinn Emanuel
- Springer & Steinberg
- The Law Firm of Cesar de Castro
- Weddle Law PLLC
- Weil Gotshal
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July 25, 2023
Colo. Businessman Gets Over 5 Years For Border Wall Fraud
A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced a Colorado businessman to over five years Tuesday for looting his corrupt "We Build the Wall" charity, which raised $20 million during Donald Trump's presidency by vowing to wall off the U.S. from Mexico.
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July 14, 2023
Man Convicted In Border Wall Fraud Suit Won't Get New Trial
Sentencing for a Colorado man's role in a scheme that siphoned online donations meant to fund a wall on the U.S. southern border will go on after a New York federal judge rejected Friday the man's bid for a new trial.
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June 12, 2023
Border Wall Fraud Prosecutors Call Trial Error 'Harmless'
Federal prosecutors have informed a Manhattan federal judge about a jury instruction error in the case of a man facing sentencing for his role in a scheme to pilfer donations for a purported border wall between the U.S. and Mexico but argued the mistake shouldn't impact his punishment.
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April 26, 2023
NY Judge Denies Leniency In Border Wall Fraud Sentencing
Iraq War veteran Brian Kolfage and co-defendant Andrew Badolato received prison sentences of 4ΒΌ and three years, respectively, for pocketing donations purportedly meant to build a border wall, with a New York federal judge rejecting their pleas for leniency and saying they undermined democracy.
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April 20, 2023
Feds Seek Up To 5 Years For 'We Build The Wall' Fraud Trio
The U.S. government has called for a prison term of more than four years for Iraq War veteran Brian Kolfage, who admitted to profiting from a record-setting fundraiser involving former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon to purportedly build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
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April 13, 2023
Vet Convicted Of Border Wall Fraud Seeks Home Confinement
An Iraq War veteran who pled guilty to siphoning online donations meant to fund a U.S. southern border wall has urged a New York federal judge to let him serve his sentence at home, saying federal prison medical facilities can't handle his medical needs.
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January 04, 2023
Border Wall Fraud Verdict Backed By Evidence, Judge Says
A Manhattan federal judge has denied a bid to toss a fraud conviction for a man who schemed with two others to defraud investors who donated money to a GoFundMe page to fund a wall on the U.S. Southern border.
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November 14, 2022
Border Wall Fraud Suspect Asks To Clear Conviction
A Colorado man who was convicted in late October of assisting in a scheme to pocket funds purportedly raised for a wall on the southern border of the U.S. asked a federal judge to toss his wire fraud conspiracy charges Friday, saying there was no evidence his payments to a co-conspirator were premised on any action.
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October 28, 2022
Third Border Wall Fraud Suspect Guilty, With Bannon On Deck
A Manhattan federal jury on Friday found a Colorado man guilty of looting a $25 million fund to wall off the U.S. from Mexico, handing down a third conviction that leaves only former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon to face state charges.
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October 27, 2022
Jury Weighs SDNY Border Wall Fraud Case Against Colo. Man
A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday mulled charges against a Colorado man accused of looting a $25 million fund dubbed "We Build the Wall" to close off the U.S. from Mexico, after prosecutors showed a gleeful text from the defendant's wife calling the fund a "gold mine."