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| February 11 2025 | Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to the New York state charges related to the We Build the Wall fundraising scheme. |
| July 2023 | Timothy Shea was sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in the We Build the Wall fundraising fraud. |
| October 2022 | Timothy Shea was convicted of two conspiracy counts and an obstruction of justice charge related to the We Build the Wall fundraising scheme. |
| September 2022 | Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges in New York related to the We Build the Wall fundraising scheme. |
| April 2022 | Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. |
| May 24 2021 | Initial trial date was set for the defendants in the We Build the Wall criminal case. |
| December 12 2020 | A court hearing was held regarding the unfinished land ownership transfer between Fisher Industries and Neuhaus and Sons, with Fisher's attorney Mark Courtois expressing hope that the US government would become owners of both the wall and land. |
| August 2020 | Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District in New York announced criminal indictments against Brian Kolfage, Steve Bannon, Andrew Badolato, and Timothy Shea for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in the We Build the Wall fundraising scheme. |
| July 2020 | Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Paxton Warner informed Judge Crane that four areas of erosion needed to be repaired, highlighting significant structural problems with the wall. |
| July 8 2020 | Parties agreed to a detailed inspection of the wall to assess erosion and structural integrity concerns raised by hydrologists and engineers. |
| March 2020 | The International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) released a 24-page hydraulic analysis examining treaty violations and erosion issues related to the wall construction along the Rio Grande. |
| February 17 2020 | We Build the Wall announced the completion of Project 2, while simultaneously it was noted that IBWC Commissioner Jayne Harkins donated $500 to Trump and a Republican PAC. |
| January 2020 | Fisher Industries initiated a lease-purchase agreement with Neuhaus and Sons for the land under the wall project. |
| January 9 2020 | A federal judge lifted the previous injunction, allowing the construction firm to proceed with the project in the Rio Grande River floodplain, though the lawsuit continued. |
| December 3 2019 | Hidalgo County district judge Randy Crane ordered We Build the Wall (WBtW) to temporarily halt construction due to potential flooding risks in the Rio Grande floodplain, which the group ignored. |
| October 13 2019 | Initiated Project 2 along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, with Brian Kolfage's We Build the Wall campaign. The project aimed to construct additional wall segments, with Fisher describing it as the 'Lamborghini' of walls compared to government designs. The project was targeting up to 35 additional miles of wall construction. |
| August 1 2019 | Kobach sends out a campaign fundraiser using the corporate name and email list of 'Wall' donors, raising concerns about potential campaign finance law violations. Common Cause Vice President Paul S. Ryan highlighted potential legal issues with the fundraising solicitation. |
| July 23 2019 | Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle files paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Senate seat, criticizing Kobach's involvement with the privately financed border wall construction project. |
| July 8 2019 | Kris Kobach announces his candidacy for the 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas, standing in front of a 'Build the Wall' banner in Leavenworth, Kansas. He claimed to have spoken with President Trump about his candidacy, and received an endorsement from former congressman Tom Tancredo. |
| June 2019 | Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services launched an investigation into We Build the Wall, focusing on complaints about questionable fund use, nonprofit board composition, and potential false statements. |
| June 4 2019 | Brian Kolfage tweeted a video of the wall's gate being constructed, despite IBWC concerns about proper permitting. |
| June 3 2019 | Attorney Rich Kaye, representing We Build the Wall, wrote to the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) downplaying permit concerns. |
| May 2019 | We Build the Wall began construction of Project 1 on Memorial Day weekend, building between 1/2 and 1 mile of bollard fencing on private property in Sunland Park, New Mexico, near El Paso, Texas. |
| May 30 2019 | Construction resumed after a two-day delay caused by a 'cease and desist' order, with the project proceeding after research confirmed the structure was within zoning code. |
| March 2019 | In an interview with American Family Radio, Kolfage claimed the project groundbreaking would be in April 2019. |
| February 2019 | Brian Kolfage told Politico that groundbreaking for the border wall project would occur in May or June 2019. |
| January 2019 | Kris Kobach joined the advisory board of We Build The Wall Inc., initially as an unpaid advisor with potential for future paid involvement. |
| January 2019 | Kolfage officially formed We Build the Wall as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization with an advisory board including notable conservative politicians and activists. |
| January 23 2019 | During a phone call, Donald Trump reportedly endorsed the We Build The Wall project, telling Kris Kobach that the project had 'his blessing'. |
| December 2018 | Brian Kolfage, a United States Air Force veteran, launched the We Build the Wall GoFundMe campaign to raise money for private border wall construction. |
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