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Stephen Bannon has already been accused of fraud once before, and now prosecutors in New York apparently want to try again to bring him to justice.
The former chief strategist of ex-President Donald Trump met with the authority this Thursday for an appointment.
Prosecutors are expected to bring new charges later in the day.
The focus of a new indictment should then again be allegations of fraud.
Bannon is accused of embezzling funds raised in connection with the planned border wall with Mexico.
Because of this affair, he was first charged in 2020 on suspicion of fraud and money laundering.
The former Trump advisor was temporarily arrested in August 2020 on suspicion of having embezzled large sums of donation money together with three accomplices.
The donations should therefore actually be used to finance the wall planned by Trump on the border with Mexico.
Trump pardon protected Bannon
However, Bannon never went to court in the case because Trump pardoned him on Jan. 19, 2021, one day before the end of his term.
In response to the impending re-indictment, Bannon has said it was a "sham investigation" against him just two months before the midterm elections to Congress.
He accused the judiciary of “armed partisan politicization”.
Just six weeks ago, a Washington court found Bannon guilty of obstructing Congress after refusing to testify before the investigative committee into the January 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol.
Trump appointed Bannon his campaign manager in 2016.
After Trump took office in January 2017, Bannon, known for his anti-Islamic positions, became chief strategist in the White House.
After a falling out with Trump, he was released about six months later.
Nevertheless, the two remained close and were in touch the day before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
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