PENSACOLA Brian Kolfage, the Miramar Beach wounded warrior already scheduled for a federal trial in New York on fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Pensacola to federal charges of filing a false tax return and wire fraud in connection with the electronic filing of that 2019 return.
Both sets of charges are connected with We Build The Wall Inc., a Florida-based nonprofit organization founded by Kolfage in 2019 to collect donations for private construction of sections of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
An Aug. 2 date was set Wednesday for trial on the Florida charges, with the case going to District Judge M.C. Rodgers. Outside the courthouse after the brief proceedings, Kolfage was greeted by an enthusiastic group of about 20 supporters.