23 Facts About Brian Kolfage

Brian Kolfage is an American far-right political activist, former United States Air Force airman, and convicted fraudster.

Brian Kolfage later became a right-wing political activist who established a ring of conspiracy theory-promoting clickbait websites.

Brian Kolfage was born in Michigan and grew up in Hawaii.

Brian Kolfage graduated in 1999 from Kaimuki High School in Honolulu.

Brian Kolfage joined the US Air Force and, in 2001, was assigned to the 17th squadron of the Air Force Security Forces, stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base.

Brian Kolfage was stationed in Kuwait in 2004, he volunteered to go to Balad Air Base in Iraq, where he was deployed as an air-cargo inspector.

Brian Kolfage was injured in Balad on September 11,2004, after a missile exploded three feet away from him after he left his quarters.

Brian Kolfage lost both legs and his right hand, and received a Purple Heart for his injuries.

Brian Kolfage was hospitalized for nearly a year at Walter Reed Medical Center, leaving the hospital in July 2005.

Brian Kolfage attended the University of Arizona on a scholarship from the Pat Tillman Foundation, and graduated from its School of Architecture in 2014.

Brian Kolfage filmed a campaign ad for Democratic Representative Gabby Giffords, and was invited as Giffords's special guest to President Obama's State of the Union address in 2012.

Brian Kolfage married his first wife, Nikki, in 2004 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, during his recovery from his military-service injuries.

Sites that Brian Kolfage either owned or was closely associated with included Freedom Daily; Keep America First; Right Wing News; Trump Republic; and VeteranAF.

In text messages, Brian Kolfage claimed that his websites and Facebook pages netted him up to $200,000 a month.

Brian Kolfage frequently used social media to personally attack detractors and promote misinformation against those he perceived as opponents, including progressives, fellow veterans, and former conservative allies.

In February 2020, Brian Kolfage started a medical-equipment company America First Medical amid growing alarm about COVID-19-related personal-protective-equipment shortages.

Brian Kolfage did not explain where the alleged stockpiles were located, nor how he found them.

In March 2020, Brian Kolfage ordered a total of 25 million masks for America First Medical from MAMS Global Trading House.

MAMS' CEO said before the company received payment, Brian Kolfage disputed the transaction with his bank and reported the company as fraudulent to Dubai police.

Brian Kolfage asked his bank to place the $750,000 in his personal account instead of the AFM account.

In January 2019, Brian Kolfage posted a message to the GoFundMe page that he had decided that raising money through a nonprofit would be more successful.

Brian Kolfage testified before a grand jury in Manhattan before Bannon's indictment.

In early May 2021, Brian Kolfage was separately indicted by a grand jury in federal court in Pensacola, Florida on charges of fraud and filing false tax returns.