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Veteran sentenced to prison for US border wall fraud scheme

Brian Kolfage leaves court on Wednesday after receiving a prison sentence for siphoning funds from We Build the Wall campaign [Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo]

The co-founder of a fundraising group that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern border of the United States has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison on Wednesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors.

Brian Kolfage, a decorated Air Force veteran who lost both of his legs and an arm in the Iraq War, previously pleaded guilty for his role in siphoning donations from the We Build the Wall campaign.

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