Two Florida men pleaded guilty on April 21 in connection with their roles in defrauding hundreds of thousands of people who donated money to a project to build a border wall, the Department of Justice announced.
Brian Kolfage, 39, and Andrew Badolato, 57, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Kolfage also pleaded guilty to tax and wire fraud charges filed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
They are both scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 6, 2022, by District Judge Analisa Torres.
The two men are accused of pocketing donations from the “We Build the Wall” campaign which raised more than $25,000,000 to build a wall along the southern border of the United States.
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