Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned
by jmcguckin on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @01:50AM
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You should recite the facts correctly. Supposedly, Bannon represented to the public that 100% of donated funds were going to build the wall. In fact, prosecuters allege that ‘hundreds of thousands’ were diverted to pay Banon’s personal bills. That’s out of 25 million raised.
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What part of what I said was incorrect?
> Bannon and another defendant, Brian Kolfage, allegedly promised donors that the campaign, which raised more than $25 million, was "a volunteer organization" and that "100% of the funds raised ... will be used in the execution of our mission and purpose," according to the indictment.
> Instead, according to prosecutors, Bannon, through a nonprofit under his control, allegedly used more than $1 million from We Build the Wall to "secretly" pay Kolfage and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bannon's personal expenses.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/steve-bannon-pardone...
According to the unsealed indictment, bannon received $1m through a non-profit, which he used to transfer to pay for unrelated shit using fake invoices.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1306611...
Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned
by tsimionescu on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:04AM
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Oh yeah, he only stole a million dollars of people's money, not the full 25 million. It's so unfair to pursue him!
Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned
by chandra381 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @01:57AM
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He still stole and he's still a criminal. What are you trying to prove here
The earlier comment implied that Bannon stole all the monies raised, when in fact, where talking about what - 10%? - diverted?
There's no question that 100% of the monies did not go to the construction of the wall. From a practical standpoint, a non-profit that manages to run with a 10% overhead is very unusual. Most non-profits spend most of their money (70%+) on marketing and administration.