USA v. Kolfage

  1. May 13, 2024

    Wall Fraud Conviction Affirmed Despite Juror-Prosecutor Tie

    The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the conviction of a Colorado man found to have siphoned online donations meant to fund a Southern border wall, saying the fact that a federal prosecutor had mentored a juror's daughter didn't warrant vacating the conviction.

  2. May 07, 2024

    2nd Circ. Weighs Border Wall Fraud Juror's Tie To Prosecution

    A Colorado man convicted of scheming to defraud donors to a campaign to build a southern border wall told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that his trial was tainted by a juror's family connection to the prosecution team.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.