Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
The US Department of Justice says that Bannon and three others allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the "We Build the Wall" campaign, which raised US $25m.
It is alleged that Bannon received more than US $1m, at least some of which he used to cover personal expenses.
He is due to appear in court later. Bannon was a key architect of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory.
He was reportedly arrested on a 150-foot (45m) yacht in Connecticut by agents from the US Postal Inspection Service, which investigates fraud cases.
[Source: BBC]
