The first-term Republican congressman from New York faces a 13-count indictment
NEW YORK – Rep. George Santos surrendered to federal authorities Wednesday morning after being charged with wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds.
In a 13-count indictment, federal prosecutors accused Santos, a first-term Republican congressman from New York, of fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits, using campaign contributions to pay down personal debts and purchase designer clothing, and lying to the House of Representatives about his financial condition.
“This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations,” Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. “Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself.
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Santos turns himself in after being charged with financial crimes https://t.co/KREZde0ej1
— POLITICO (@politico) May 10, 2023
Promises made, promises kept https://t.co/yBGgISf8iN
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 /bsky (@senatorshoshana) May 9, 2023
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal charges, hours after federal prosecutors formally accused him of misleading donors and misrepresenting his finances to the public and government agencies. https://t.co/dwwJpjXT4E
— The Hill (@thehill) May 10, 2023
Santos sponsored bill on COVID unemployment fraud, which is now one of the charges he is facing https://t.co/dIundCVG0A pic.twitter.com/QVLHJ1KvGY
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