Disgraced New York congressman pleads guilty to fraud, faces up to 22 years in prison
Former United State Representative George Anthony Devolder Santos pleaded guilty on Monday, August 19, to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Department of Justice reports. “Pleading guilty is a step I never would have imagined I’d take,” Santos told reporters outside of the courthouse in Islip, New York. “But it is a necessary […]
Embattled New York Congressman George Santos expelled from Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 1, 2023—Today, the United States House of Representative voted 311 (yeas) -114 (nays) – 2 (present) to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY03) from Congress for misusing campaign funds for his own personal use. The vote comes after the House Ethics Committee chaired by Michael Guest, R-Miss. released a scathing report finding substantial […]
Congressman pleads not guilty to campaign fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY, May 11, 2023—A 13-count indictment was unsealed yesterday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging George Anthony Devolder Santos, better known as “George Santos,” a Republican United States Congressman representing the Third District of New York, with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of […]
