A Defiant George Santos Reports To Prison
The post A Defiant George Santos Reports To Prison appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK – AUGUST 19: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos gives a statement after a court … More hearing on August 19, 2024 in West Islip, New York. Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft weeks before his federal trial was set to begin. His sentencing has been scheduled for February 7, and he faces more than six years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. Santos owes at least $370,000 in restitution. He was expelled from Congress in 2023, becoming the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images The short and disgraceful political career of former NY Congressman George Santos has officially ended with his reporting to prison on July 25th. Before he was even sworn in as a member of Congress, the media was filled with allegations that he had lied about his personal history while campaigning and had committed a variety of white-collar crimes unrelated to his campaign. Federal prosecutors initially charged him with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives in 2023, but five months later, after further investigation, one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of materially making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the Federal Election Commission, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of access device fraud were added to the charges against him. Meanwhile Congress did its own investigation of the crimes alleged to have been committed by Santos and on November 17, 2023 issued its report concluding that Santos had…
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WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK – AUGUST 19: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos gives a statement after a court … More hearing on August 19, 2024 in West Islip, New York. Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft weeks before his federal trial was set to begin. His sentencing has been scheduled for February 7, and he faces more than six years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. Santos owes at least $370,000 in restitution. He was expelled from Congress in 2023, becoming the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images The short and disgraceful political career of former NY Congressman George Santos has officially ended with his reporting to prison on July 25th. Before he was even sworn in as a member of Congress, the media was filled with allegations that he had lied about his personal history while campaigning and had committed a variety of white-collar crimes unrelated to his campaign. Federal prosecutors initially charged him with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives in 2023, but five months later, after further investigation, one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of materially making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the Federal Election Commission, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of access device fraud were added to the charges against him. Meanwhile Congress did its own investigation of the crimes alleged to have been committed by Santos and on November 17, 2023 issued its report concluding that Santos had…
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