Kobach silent as former We Build the Wall associates sentenced to prison for defrauding donors
Two former leaders of We Build the Wall, where
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced
Spokespeople for Kobach didn’t respond to request for comments Wednesday and Thursday.
In addition to serving as We Build the Wall’s general counsel, Kobach was also on its board of directors. He resigned in early September, after
At the time, Kobach said he remained on the board to assist with an “orderly shut down” of the organization.
Kobach has not been accused of wrongdoing. But the sentences against Kolfage and Badolato underscore the number of people formerly in the orbit of the
In addition to Kolfage and Badolato, federal prosecutors have also secured a conviction of
We Build the Wall formed in late 2018 after Kolfage, a
Federal prosecutors alleged Kolfage covertly used more than
Shea’s first trial ended in a mistrial in June but he was later convicted of obstruction of justice last fall. Kobach has previously said he was on the witness list for both the prosecution and defense in Shea’s mistrial.
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