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A federal grand jury in Florida has indicted Brian Kolfage, founder of We Build the Wall, for tax and wire fraud for failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars he allegedly received through the nonprofit and other entities on his 2019 personal tax return. We Build the Wall is an organization that funds privatized wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The indictment said that the supposed unreported income was funneled through multiple organizations, corporations, entities and persons before making its way into Kolfage s personal bank account.
These charges come almost nine months after Kolfage, along with Stephen Bannon, businessman and former White House strategist under President Donald Trump, were charged with allegedly defrauding We Build the Wall donors by claiming that Kolfage received no salary from the organization and that 100% of donations would go toward its mission. According to court documents filed by the U.S. Attorney s office in the
“Law enforcement helps monitor traffic, which helps keep workers and drivers safe,” she said.
Tracee Bentley, chief executive officer of the Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP), said work on highways like U.S. 82 was vital especially as oil and gas activity picks up in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.
“Increased industry traffic and growing populations have placed increasing strain on our roadways, and improvements to road infrastructure across the Permian Basin are crucial to realizing the region’s full potential,” she said.
Bentley applauded the extra investment in law enforcement.
“It is encouraging to see other organizations in the community step up to improve road safety across the region. Any efforts to monitor and enforce road safety measures benefit our communities and help save lives,” she said.
Sweeping open-cut permitting bill in Montana Legislature creating a gravel pit predicament
Montana 67th Legislative Session
April 22, 2021
HELENA According to data from the Montana Department of Transportation, the Treasure State is home to more than 1,800 gravel pits. These so-called “open-cut” mining provides material critical to everything from paving roads to building homes.
Proponents of a bill that could soon head to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk say it could pave the way for even more gravel production in the state by further easing the permitting process for certain types of operations. But some landowners worry that House Bill 599 would allow gravel operations to impact their water supply and tank their property values and eliminate the opportunity to have a voice in the process.
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