Steve Bannon, former White House Strategist during President Trump’s first term, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers through an online fundraiser dubbed “We Build the Wall." At his Feb.

Conservative strategist Steve Bannon has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.

The 71-year-old reached a plea agreement to avoid jail time related to a scheme to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.