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Steve Bannon indicted in NY on six criminal charges

Steve Bannon, a onetime top strategist to former US President Donald Trump, has been indicted in New York on six criminal charges related to Trump's effort to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

In an indictment made public on Thursday, Bannon was charged with two counts of money laundering, three counts of conspiracy and one count of scheming to defraud.

A co-defendant, WeBuildTheWall Inc, was charged in the indictment with the same six counts.