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Mr. Santos, a former Republican congressman who represented parts of Queens and Nassau County, could technically still avoid a trial by pleading guilty to the 23 charges he faces, which include money laundering and aggravated identity theft. The House voted to expel him last year, and prosecutors are prepared to present evidence that he swindled donors, filed false campaign documents and faked unemployment to secure government checks.
Yet all indications are that Mr. Santos is moving swiftly toward trial. The court has summoned 850 potential jurors. Prosecutors said they had lined up “dozens of witnesses” to testify. And after rejecting an earlier attempt by Mr. Santos to narrow the case, Judge Joanna Seybert has kept it on a schedule that could result in a verdict shortly before Election Day.
...Santos will serve a minimum of two years in prison as part of the stipulated agreement and pay restitution of $373,000. His sentencing hearing is set for February 2025...
Prosecutors said they were prepared to show during trial over 500 exhibits of evidence, including cell phone evidence, information downloaded from Santos’ iCloud account and financial records....
Prosecutors, in two batches of charges last year, alleged Santos committed fraud related to Covid-19 unemployment benefits, misused campaign funds and lied about his personal finances on House disclosure reports.
Santos pleaded not guilty in May 2023 to 13 federal charges, including 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 US House of Representatives.
And in October, he pleaded not guilty to another 10 federal charges, which included allegations that he stole donors’ identities and ran up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards, embezzled cash from his company, and conspired with his former campaign treasurer to falsify donation totals to hit fundraising targets, among other offenses.
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Monday pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, telling reporters outside the courthouse the guilty plea was the "right thing to do."
"This plea is not just an admission of guilt," Santos told the media. "It's an acknowledgment that I need to be held accountable like any other American that breaks the law."..
Not an admission of guilt....but I broke the law.
Silly Kitara, the right thing to do was to not become an incompetent con man (Con Queen?) in the first place. I'm sure you'll enjoy the spa.
The State of NY really should be looking into how he's paying for the Ozempic and face-filler injections. That money is coming from somewhere.Today's white-collar prisons have neither the birds nor the scenery.
I believe he regrets that things led to a "loss of faith" in him; a con man needs people to have faith in him in order to deceive them.Schadenfreude.
The State of NY really should be looking into how he's paying for the Ozempic and face-filler injections. That money is coming from somewhere.
Something tells me that George will be doing a cameo on the road tour of "Chicago" someday.George Santos Sentenced to 87 months, 7 years for federal fraud charges for his fraudulent congressional run.
I have to disagree; there's nothing transparent about Kitara. (see what I did there) Velma Kelly all the way.I think Mr. Cellophane would be his song.
Something tells me that George will be doing a cameo on the road tour of "Chicago" someday.
it doesn’t benefit Trump at all so I don’t see it happening. He doesn’t have any friends in the Republican Party either.My money is on a pardon. Just to piss us all off.
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