Veteran charged with Steve Bannon in border wall fundraising scam keeps ranting online about case

NEW YORK — The triple-amputee Air Force veteran accused of scamming supporters who donated to a private Mexico border wall fund won’t stop ranting about the case on Facebook, prosecutors said Friday. Brian Kolfage, the founder of the “We Build the Wall” fundraiser, was arrested Aug. 20 along with President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon and others for allegedly spending more than $1 million in donations on personal expenses. After being released on bail, Kolfage began posting screeds referring to himself as a “political prisoner” and victim of a “witch hunt.”  The posts continued even...

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