Steve Bannon won’t face jail after guilty plea in fraud case

Published February 11, 2025 11:13am ET



Steve Bannon pleaded guilty Tuesday in a New York court to fraud charges connected to a scheme that was advertised to fund part of President Donald Trump‘s border wall during his first administration.

The former Trump adviser admitted in a courtroom to one count of scheming to defraud in the first degree stemming from the proposed construction of a private U.S.-Mexico border wall. As part of an agreement, the admission of guilt spares Bannon from any jail time.

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