Rep. George Santos faces new federal fraud charges
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused Rep. George Santos of engaging in multiple fraud schemes including identity theft, wire fraud and making false statements as part of a conspiracy to mislead donors, the Federal Election Commission and his constituents.
“As alleged, Santos is charged with stealing people’s identities and making charges on his own donors’ credit cards without their authorization, lying to the FEC and, by extension, the public about the financial state of his campaign,” United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement. “Santos falsely inflated the campaign’s reported receipts with non-existent loans and contributions that were either fabricated or stolen.
The goal was to secure additional funding for the Santos campaign from a program administered by the national party committee by falsely showing the campaign had raised more than $250,000 from third-party donors, the indictment alleged. Santos and Marks also filed fraudulent statements with the FEC that showed that Santos loaned himself $500,000. Prosecutors alleged at the time that Santos only had $8,000 in his bank account.
In another instance, prosecutors alleged Santos ran up $12,000 on a contributor’s card and funneled that money into his own personal bank account.On Tuesday, former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi announced he would run for reelection to the district he represented for three terms. Other Democrats include former state Sen. Anna Kaplan, Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan, organizer and activist Zak Malamed and William Murphy, a lawyer and St. John’s University professor.
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