Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall case and avoids jail time

The former Trump adviser was accused of defrauding donors of $15m, though his lawyer says he did not pocket the money.

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Bannon, 71, received a sentence of conditional discharge for three years, which means he will not serve jail time under a plea agreement.

The US Department of Justice accused Bannon and three others of defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the "We Build the Wall" campaign, which raised $25m (£19m).

Bannon's lawyer said on Tuesday he didn't personally pocket any of the money.

The "We Build the Wall" campaign was launched by Bannon and the three others to use donations to build segments of the border barrier - whose construction was a key Trump promise during the 2016 election - on private land.

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