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***UPDATE as of August 9th, 2019***

Brian Kolfage, his “board members”, and his Border Wall “charity” are now under criminal investigation for multiple 3rd degree felonies:

On December 24th, 2018, I broke a story that attracted the attention of NBC, Buzzfeed, The Hill, and surprisingly The Daily Caller and Conservative Daily News. I revealed, with concrete evidence, that Brian Kolfage had committed multiple Crowdfunding scams in the past, in which he outright pocketed all the proceeds. The most egregious example was a “Mentoring Program” for wounded service members, so he and his accomplice/wife Ashley Kolfage could travel and visit military hospitals.

(My original article)

Buzzfeed confirmed my findings even more when they obtained statements from the hospitals denying the claims by Brian and Ashley Kolfage.

Let me state here: I originated these allegations. I presented these allegations with the utmost confidence, and without anonymity. Brian Kolfage knows who I am. If I was lying, I’d be opening myself up to litigation. Yet the Kolfage’s made no attempt to sue me, or even debunk my allegations. They produced no receipts, photographs, statements from hospital staff or patients, airline tickets…nothing.

$16, 246 dollars quietly disappeared into his bank account, along with another $4000 raised through calendar sales by the extremist right wing Facebook page “100% Fed Up” for the same cause.

Brian Kolfage, a disabled veteran, exploited and robbed injured service members, and his own loyal fans. And he refuses to respond. Maybe that has something to do with only participating in media that is staged, scripted, and in service to marketing his brand.

As a result, one might get the idea Brian Kolfage is nothing more than a spineless coward, and the reason he is unwilling to expose himself to any objective journalism is because he simply has no response, because the allegations are true. I would gladly participate in any news media looking to challenge my claims. Just ask The Daily Caller.

What was not presented before as previous scams (and attempted scams), I will do so now. Between 2013 and 2015, there was a serious lack of restraint on Kolfage’s part when it came to promoting crowdfunding campaigns. His popular Facebook page had over 100,000 followers; A reservoir of dollar bills, he had learned quickly.

1.) In May of 2014, Brian Kolfage ran a crowdfunding campaign claiming the proceeds would go to an Airforce Veteran with a brain cyst named Wayde Erb. He raised $460.

Wayde Erb never received the money. Wayde’s address was provided to Kolfage on July 10th, 2014. Wayde still received no money.

Wayde reached out to Brian in August of 2014, and Brian ensured him he would send the money via Paypal. Wayde still received no money. In January of 2015, 8 months later, it was made public that Brian Kolfage had simply pocketed the funds and never paid Wayde Erb. Thomas Clay Jr. published a scathing report of the incident.

Because Wayde Erb was known for being a liberal satirist on Facebook, many speculated this entire stunt may have been nothing more than a cruel act of petty political vengeance. Brian Kolfage suddenly messaged Wayde Erb, with the excuse that raising $460 dollars for an ill veteran in need “slipped his mind.”



Brian Kolfage also took exception to being “harassed” by Wayde’s “crazy friends.” How dare they?

In what can only be described as an act of monumental stupidity, Brian Kolfage publicly posted what he alleged to be a screencap of private messages between him and Wayde Erb, proving he “tried” to send the money, but it was all Wayde’s fault.

Perhaps he was in a rush, or perhaps he was blinded by self preservation, but in his haste, Brian Kolfage forgot to proof read his obvious photoshop image. Aside from the grammatical errors being underlined during the editing stage, one message is dated “Aug 28rd.” To make matters worse, Wayde Erb posted the actual conversation, proving Kolfage had inserted phony responses.

To sum this incident up, Brian Kolfage couldn’t even demonstrate competence and responsibility in managing a simple crowdfunding campaign, a simple money transfer, and if we take him at his word…Remembering it even took place. Had Thomas Clay Jr. NOT pushed for accountability or resorted to public pressure, Brian Kolfage would have never followed through.

2.) Brian and Ashley Kolfage became recipients of a free house through The Sinise Foundation. Despite Brian’s military pension of over $30,000 a year, his job, his popular website Freedom Daily of which he profited enough to reinvest thousands a month for advertising, his wifes income, and selling their home in Arizona for over $300,000,….They needed money. For a free house. For some reason.

So Ashley spearheaded a GoFundMe, GoFundMe/GarySinise, and Brian promoted the hell out of it on his popular Facebook page, website, and through other Conservative Facebook pages in his network.

After raising over $15,000 in a month, the Kolfage’s were shut down by Gary Sinise himself. It seems he didn’t much approve of them using his name without his knowledge or permission to finance something under false pretenses.

Of course, Brian left out those details, as you can see. But once again, the Kolfage’s demonstrated again another incident of directly defying the rules, committing fraud, lying to their own fans and the public, and exploiting the crowdfund platform.

3.) Brian Kolfage launches a vague crowdfunding campaign to “support the children of slain NYPD officers.” Which ones? Who knows. Was financial support needed? Usually when a police officer is killed in the line of duty, their spouses receive a pension.

Either way, Custom Ink decided Kolfage’s campaign was suspicious and shut it down.



This incident demonstrates a reoccurring theme, in which Brian Kolfage launches Crowdfunding campaigns without the consent or knowledge of the intended recipients, all proceeds are paid directly to Brian Kolfage, and there is NEVER any follow up or conclusion proving his involvement is recognized as legitimate, or the funds are transferred appropriately.

4.) Spencer Stone was one of four people who averted a terrorist attack on a French train on August 21st, 2015, but on Oct. 8th, 2015, Stone was out with four friends in his hometown of Sacramento, Ca. when they got into a fight with another group of people. Stone was stabbed & had “significant injuries.”

He survived and was released a week later from the hospital. On Oct. 9th, 2015, The Midtown Business Assoc., along with several local businesses created a Gofundme “to be used by Sacramento Crime Alert for tips received that bring closure to the Stone investigation.” $4,110 was raised out of a $6,000 goal.

Without invitation or request, on Oct. 14th, 2015, Brian Kolfage created a competing Gofundme called “Airman Spencer Stone Reward Fund,” and boasted a $50,000 dollar goal.



Kolfage’s GoFundMe stated “100% of all funds raised here will go to the reward,” and “the money will be handed over to the Sacramento Police Department’s Crime Alert who will take full control over the release of the funds.”



On Nov 4th, 2015, Sacramento Police arrested James Tran for the stabbing. The Midtown Business Association of Sacramento, a non-profit organization, transferred their balance over to the Sacramento Crime Alert to use in other cases.Kolfage’s Gofundme stated “the tipster is not seeking any reward money so we are donating the money to Airman Spencer Stone or his charity of choice.” $765 had been raised. On Nov 4th, 2015, Sacramento Police arrested James Tran for the stabbing. The Midtown Business Association of Sacramento, a non-profit organization, transferred their balance over to the Sacramento Crime Alert to use in other cases.Kolfage’s Gofundme stated “the tipster is not seeking any reward money so we are



Spencer Stone received nothing. Nor was he ever contacted by Brian Kolfage. And once again, no effort was made proving the funds were transferred to anyone.

5.) In May of 2014, Brian Kolfage launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for “legal fees” to go after “liberals who threatened the life of my wife and daughter.” Normally, a person would go to the police over death threats, if they were real. Not try to make money.

Brian and Ashley Kolfage presented no evidence of any death threats. Nor did they sue anybody for death threats. They provided no court documents.

Despite Ashley Kolfage’s numerous public posts insisting she had the police over almost weekly due to “threats,” their local Sheriffs Department confirmed no such reports existed.

Which brings us to the most recent scam, which keeps changing names and goals.

So is it a Scam? Oh God, yes. Need a reason? How about Twelve of them?

1.) Meet Jennifer Lawrence and Dustin Stockton. They were enlisted as media contacts for the “Fund the Wall” campaign. Mostly they just block the media, though. Which is easy to do when you only allow the press to use Twitter or email to contact you. Instead, I suggest calling Jennifer Lawrence personally from now on, at 845-800-1552.

Anyways, both Lawrence and Stockton were charged with transporting narcotics. The kind of qualities you look for in a person to help manage $20 million dollars of other people’s money.

2.) Meet Jeff Rainforth. Jeff is a White Nationalist. He was Pat Dollard’s right hand man and head writer in 2013. Meet Pat Dollard:

In December of 2013, Brian Kolfage manufactured a fake photoshopped Facebook post to frame a then 62 year old cancer patient who had never heard of him. Jeff Rainforth assisted, and published all of her personal information alongside the bullshit narrative Kolfage invented.

The woman was Jan Vrotsos, and she endured several months of death threats, phone calls, and real life stalking and harassment as a result. Even after it was proven she was framed and several websites pulled Kolfage and Rainforth’s story.

Eventually, Brian Kolfage was court ordered to apologize to Jan Vrotsos. In January of 2019, Brian Kolfage pretended to not know who she was. This prompted the Conservative Daily Caller to blast Kolfage in a brutal piece of objective journalism.

“I published Jan’s information on my public Facebook page and I regret anything that transpired to Jan as a result of that,” Kolfage wrote in a signed statement submitted to the U.S. District Court of Arizona on June 30, 2015.

After Pat Dollard was booted from every media platform and his website imploded due to repeated calls for the genocide of muslims, blacks, and gays, Jeff Rainforth was hired to write for Brian Kolfage’s “Freedom Daily” website.

On February 14th, 2018, Jeff Rainforth’s employment at “Freedom Daily” came to an abrupt end when he and Kolfage once again published blatantly false and defamatory claims that resulted in a lawsuit.

Both Freedom Daily’s website and Facebook page, which had amassed over one million followers, were destroyed almost immediately upon the filing of the lawsuit by Kolfage, but it didn’t save him and Jeff Rainforth from being sued for $130,000.

After a former employee of Freedom Daily went public and released a treasure trove of damning and embarrassing evidence, it was revealed that Brian Kolfage bragged about evading litigation and accountability by hiding his ownership of Freedom Daily.

Also, Jeff Rainforth is a former methamphetamine addict who lived in a chicken coop, he tells us.

3.) Amanda Shea is a former employee of Kolfage’s disgraced Freedom Daily website. She is also billed as the Wall Crowdfund’s “social media director.” But it wasn’t until the press began focusing on Kolfage’s suspicious instructions for people mailing donations that prompted her introduction.

So because “going to the post office everyday” is difficult…and apparently his wife is incapable of the task as well…it is much easier to have the checks,, sent to Colorado instead so anonymous “business associates” could pick them up and mail them to the post office in Florida that he has difficulty going to in the first place. Makes sense.

Apparently, having anonymous cash mules doesn’t increase the legitimacy of your operation, so Amanda Shea eventually claimed to be the “business associate” that “has nothing to do with any of this, just helping me with mail” but also “helping him manage the fundraising campaign” simultaneously. And who later turned out to be his “Social Media Director.”

She can be reached for inquiry at 720-237-3711.

4.) The American Oversight Committee has filed a Freedom of Information Act and is investigating Brian Kolfage and the Wall crowdfunding campaign.

5.) Brian Kolfage posted a photo of himself in a plane allegedly flying to go look at the wall he claimed was being built with the funds. We know it’s for real because Right Wing News, which Brian Kolfage owns, “reported” on it.

Turns out, the photo of the wall was originally posted on October 3rd, 2017, by the CBP…

…And the photo of Kolfage in a private jet was posted to his Instagram in February 2015.



6.) Would Brian Kolfage misuse the funds on strippers and weed? Turns out, it’s possible. That’s exactly what he did with a government credit card while in the military.

7.) Say Hello to Brian Kolfage’s “Town Hall” Tour. Wave Bye-Bye to your money. This unimpressive, sad little show is what your donations are funding. This is the Scam, hiding right out in the open.

The “Town Halls” are free of charge. But someone has to pay for the venues. And the airline tickets. And the hotels. For over 50 people. 28 of them are something they call “Angel Moms.” And do you really think these pseudo-celebrities on the bill are working for free?

8.) They now admit the money isn’t going to any wall. And look who’s involved? 100% Fed Up, the same group that sold calender’s for Brian Kolfage’s fake mentoring program!



How is this legal? Don’t they have to use donations on the thing they said they would? Nope.

9.) Brian Kolfage and his “Board Members” set up a 501(c)4 for “We Build the Wall, Inc.” Not a 501(c)3.

What’s the difference? Contributions to 501(c)(4) organizations are not deductible as charitable contributions for tax purposes. Why not?

501(c)4’s are mostly used to promote “social welfare causes.” Super PAC’s are 501(c)4’s. They can’t directly give money to campaigns, but they can spend that money indirectly supporting politicians, through commercials or…oh, lets say… touring the country with paid speakers and tacky shrines.





501(c)4’s can also raise and spend an unlimited amount of money and accept contributions from anyone, including corporations, foreign and domestic.

The average board of director salary is about $61,042. Bonuses up to $10,000 per year are acceptable.

But Brian Kolfage assured us he wouldn’t take a dime. In the same tweet, he also insisted “100% will go towards the Wall.” You know, that same Wall his 501(c)4 states they cannot finance.

Correction…He insisted “100% of fundraising through GoFundMe” will go towards the wall they legally cannot fund. What about the fundraising through his 501(c)4? Or the “store” on the official website?

Since we should all know by now none of the money can fund the border wall, lets go ahead and dismiss their claim that every purchase will, and also pretend the products aren’t a furthering of Brian Kolfage’s shameless self promotion that can in no way benefit him financially or compete with the designated goals of the organization.

Remember, Brian Kolfage and his organization are patriots who put America First,, and if you spend over $99, shipping to the United States is FREE!

How bout a GOLD COIN with Brian Kolfage’s face?





Or you can click on that coffee tab, which redirects you to a private business, “Military Grade Coffee,” which is owned by Brian Kolfage himself.

So for the sake of perspective;

Can you name the president of “The Humane Society”? How about “American Crossroads”? How about any non-profit organization? No, Bill and Melinda Gates are not the presidents of their foundation, it’s Susan Desmond-Hellman, and I only know that because I just looked it up.

There is a reason for this. Non-profits, be they charitable 501(c)3’s like “The Salvation Army” or 501(c)4 PACs like “Freedom Works,” usually put their cause or message first.

If we take Brian Kolfage at his word, that he isn’t taking any salary, he is still promoting himself and his “brand” through “We Build The Wall, Inc.” by exploiting it’s platform in ways that are beneficially exclusive to him alone, above and far beyond it’s stated goals.

But we can’t take him at his word, because he is a pathological liar and a sociopath, so….

10.) Investigative Reporter for The Daily Caller, Andrew Kerr, already wrote two pieces highlighting the discrepancies in Kolfage’s claims. (One) (Two)



Here are some highlights:

Apparently Brian Kolfage never thought anybody would ask to see the bylaws. When Andrew Kerr did, Kolfage hid behind his lawyers. And when Andrew Kerr pressed him to confirm just one bylaw was made official, the one that says Kolfage and his Board of Directors take no salary, Kolfage made the pathetic excuse “but then everyone will want to see it” and ordered his staff to block Andrew on social media and cease any communication.

Because, you know, that’s what honest people do.

11.) And here is the address of Brian Kolfage’s totally legitimate organization…

12.) Fisher Industries, the construction company Kolfage claimed he was financing to construct the wall, is naturally as shady and corrupt as every single person Brian Kolfage associates with.

In 2009 Michael Fisher, then-owner of Fisher, pled guilty to nine counts of felony tax fraud, being sentenced to 37 months in prison and over $300,000 in restitution. … Another former head of the company, David William Fisher, pled guilty in 2005 to child pornography and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

And the few sections of the wall they did construct using their own funds, not a single dime from We Build The Wall,is now crumbling and falling into the Rio Grande. The foundation isn’t even up to regulation, and is literally deteriorating and washing away already.

Here is a photo that Marianna Trevino Wright took of their wall to demonstrate how comically incompetent and ridiculous Fisher’s work is:



~ IN CONCLUSION~

Despite boasting large attendance, turnout has actually been abysmal at every event. 1700 people were expected to attend the Cobo Hall event, but their estimates were about 1300 people off. They were few. And white. Very, very white. And old.

Money well spent? I mean, to the donors, I gotta ask…what did YOU get out of this? Not a fucking wall. Are you really okay with financing a traveling carnival for geriatrics nobody gives a shit about attending even when it’s free of charge instead of a wall?

Do you enjoy the idea of putting up convicted drug addicts, felons, liars, cheats and frauds in 5 star hotel rooms across America? Do you really need 28 “Angel Moms”?

Your hero is a morally bankrupt scumbag pussy who conned you out of your money, and all you got out of it was a cheap trailer trash exhibit for Z list political failures and hacks.