Lying Congressman George Santos surrenders to face federal charges of money laundering, theft of public funds
The disgraced first-term congressman was slapped Wednesday with a 13-count federal indictment charging him with wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to
The mendacious Santos, facing the laundry list of allegations, was in custody in the
The allegations include a 2020 scheme to collect COVID-19-related unemployment funds while working as an investment firm director, a campaign finance fraud operation where he used donor money to buy designer clothes and pay his personal debts — and a string of untruths about his assets and income to the
"This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations," stated Brooklyn
"Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of
Just last month, Santos announced his plan to run for re-election next year. The freshman legislator ignored calls for his resignation from Republican lawmakers, even as reports emerged charging details on his resume regarding his career and education were inaccurate.
Santos won his race for
But Santos refused to step down despite mounting outrage, admitting to some of the lies and exaggerations but insisting he had never done anything illegal.
Federal prosecutors, in court papers, sought the forfeiture of any property involved in the cited offenses.
"He used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who lost their job due to the pandemic, and lied to the
His 2022 donor fraud scheme netted him
The consultant told donors the money would help fund television ads and campaign expenditures while expanding how they could wire those funds into the so-called Super PAC's bank accounts.
Text messages and e-mails said the company existed "just to help this race," to "raise another
Except Santos never registered his company with the
The COVID scheme started after the federal government set up its pandemic unemployment program in
He collected nearly
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