INTERNET COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ON 01/14/2019
Harvey Garlotte
63 Sullivan Kilrain Rd #33, Lot 33, Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
Phone: (601) 866-6629
Email: hfgslb3@yahoo.com
Name/Firm/Company: Brian Kolfage / WeBuildTheWall, Inc
Subject/Category: Fraudulent Fund Raising
Street Address: 2990 Bay Villas Court
City: Miramar Beach, FL 32550 Okaloosa
Website: https://www.gofundme.com/thetrumpwall
Questions/Comments:
Mr. Kolfage knew when he started the Buid The Wall GoFundMe Page that he was going to convert the
funds to a private corporation. He was previously in contact with the Border Wall Foundation and knew
that the money could not be given to the US Government for the stated purposes. He also now claims that
his newly formed corporation is 501(c)(4) tax exempt certified. This is not so and it is doubtful if it will ever
be. He also claims that individuals named are on the newly formed corporations board of directors. They
are not. He is the president and only board member. He has and continues to deceive and mislead the
general public to receive donations.

 INTERNET COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ON 05/15/2019
gregory brino
55 fairview drive
East Hanover, NJ, 07936
Alachua
Email: curare1081@aim.com
Name/Firm/Company: Brian Kolfage
Subject/Category: Fraud/Deception
City: Miramar, FL Broward
Questions/Comments:
This fraud needs to be shut down and audited immediately. There's too much money, and too much
recently reported fraud, which was obvious from the start. As AG in Florida you have the responsibility
and jurisdiction to investigate and shut this down and ask for an injunction on the $20 million + interest
this man holds which seems to be a fraud enterprise. And you need to move fast before he diverts more
money allegedly. https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall
https://hillreporter.com/head-of-border-wall-crowdsourcing-campaign-allegedly-diverted-money-to-fund-hi
s-own-lavish-lifestyle-35357

 INTERNET COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ON 01/13/2019
Wendy Tien
1146 Randolph Avenue #9
Saint Paul, MN, 55105
Phone: (202) 412-3265
Email: wendytien6946@gmail.com
Name/Firm/Company: We Build the Wall, Inc.; Brian Kolfage
Subject/Category: Nonprofit Entities/Consumer Fraud
Street Address: P.O. Box 131567
City: Houston, TX 77219-1567
Website: https://webuildthewall.us
Questions/Comments:
Dear Attorney General Moody: I am writing to express my concerns about an entity called We Build the
Wall, Inc., which holds itself out as a Florida nonprofit corporation. By way of full disclosure, I am an
Assistant Attorney General with the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General, working in the Tax
Litigation Division. I am writing in my personal capacity. As you may know, an individual known as Brian
Kolfage, on information and belief a Florida resident, commenced a GoFundMe campaign on or about
December 19, 2018 to raise private contributions for donation to the federal government to build a barrier
wall with the southern border of the United States. That campaign was located at
https://ca.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall . Mr. Kolfage raised approximately $20 million before, according
to widely reported news, he learned his contributions might have to be refunded because they did not
reach his $1 billion goal. See, e.g.,
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/12/684852688/more-than-20-million-crowdsourced-for-border-wall-will-be-ref
unded . Following that refund determination by GoFundMe, as reported by various news accounts (as
NPR above), it appears Mr. Kolfage changed his plans and sought to redirect the donations to a nonprofit
entity he formed for the purpose of building the wall. Public representations concerning the entity's
nonprofit status may be found on its GoFundMe page, where it specifically asserts "we have formed a
Section 501(c)(4) non-profit Florida Corporation named “We Build the Wall, Inc.” to receive the
GoFundMe contributions." That link is still located at https://ca.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall but has
been updated. The GoFundMe page also states "The Articles of Incorporation and Mission Statement of
We Build The Wall, Inc. make delivering on my promise to get a wall on the southern border built the clear
objective and purpose of the organization." A search of the Florida Secretary of State business
organizations site provides no evidence that We Build the Wall, Inc. has filed articles of incorporation with
the Secretary of State as required by chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes. It also seems unlikely, given the
procedure for obtaining tax-exempt status from the IRS (and the current shutdown), that the entity has
obtained 501(c)(4) status from the IRS, as represented on the GoFundMe page. Accordingly, the content
of the page, which actively solicits "donations" and urges contributors to Mr. Kolfage's previous
GoFundMe campaign to opt into this campaign no fewer than six times, may be misleading or even
fraudulent. As noted above, Mr. Kolfage's fundraising campaign has been widely reported and has raised
substantial funds. Mr. Kolfage claims he has received a high rate of "opt-in" to his new campaign.
Furthermore, the ostensible "nonprofit" and "501(c)(4)" status of We Build the Wall, Inc. is being widely
reported by the news media, even though this appears not to be the case. As an Assistant Attorney
General, particularly one with an interest in the administration of the tax laws, I am concerned this
high-profile fundraising effort is obtaining widespread press on the basis of potentially or intentionally
misleading representations. I ask your Office to consider reviewing this possible misrepresentation
regarding Florida nonprofit entity status for the benefit of the public. Yours sincerely,
Wendy S. Tien