People v. Stephen K. Bannon — Plea Agreement

Reporting cited here

1. charged

   Federal prosecutors charged Bannon and three others with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The indictment alleged the campaign raised more than $25 million through representations that organizers would take no compensation, while Bannon used a nonprofit to route over $1 million and personal expenses. These were allegations against Bannon at this stage; Trump's 2021 pardon prevented a federal merits verdict.

   February 11, 2025 signed plea to first-degree scheme to defraud in the related New York case

   Federal prosecutors charge Bannon in the We Build the Wall donor-fraud case · Federal case terminated by Trump pardon; related New York case later ended in Bannon's guilty plea

2. convicted

   Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York to first-degree scheme to defraud; the signed agreement describes a three-year conditional-discharge recommendation subject to court approval.

   Signed plea agreement

   Bannon pleads guilty in New York wall-fund case · Guilty plea entered in New York case