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Steve Bannon, who was one of former US President Donald Trump’s closest advisers, is charged with, among other things, money laundering. He has surrendered to authorities in New York.
Bannon, 68, is formally accused of money laundering, corruption and fraud in connection with the construction of a fence along the border with Mexico.
The case was previously taken up by a federal court, which ended with then-President Trump pardoning Bannon.
But prosecutors in New York have reopened the case, in which Bannon is suspected of luring donors to give large sums to the construction. According to the prosecutors, the money has been passed on to third parties. Two more people are said to have been involved in the fraud. The two, Brian Kofage and Andrew Badolato, pleaded guilty in federal court in April.
The construction of the border fence against Mexico was one of Republican Trump’s big election promises.