Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Kwok), exiled Chinese billionaire businessman, allowed Bannon to use one of his two private jets to travel to events in support of Republican congressional candidates in New Mexico and Arizona. The flights were revealed in February 2020 by ProPublica. Bannon made the flights under the auspices of Citizens of the American Republic. Several campaign finance experts who spoke with ProPublica said the trips could violate federal campaign finance law, which prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions to candidates in U.S. political campaigns (including in-kind contributions such as payment for campaign-related travel). Guo and Bannon denied that the travel was for campaign activity; an attorney for Bannon's group stated that the trips on the private jet were to promote Bannon's film, Trump@War. In 2019, Bannon hired Cleta Mitchell, a high-profile conservative attorney who has also represented the NRA, to represent the organization. The organization attracted attention following the federal grand jury indictment of Bannon, Brian Kolfage, and several of their associates on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the We Build the Wall fundraising project. The indictment alleges that Bannon used "Non-Profit-1" (a group matching the description of Citizens of the American Republic) to divert funds from the wall group. According to the indictment, federal prosecutors plan to seek forfeiture of the assets of the organization, as well as from other Trump-aligned political organizations. See also Breitbart News Government Accountability Institute References External links 2017 establishments in California 2021 disestablishments in California 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations Anti-immigration politics Nationalism in the United States Populism in the United States Steve Bannon Conservative organizations in the United States