A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging George Anthony Devolder Santos, better known as “George Santos,” a United States Congressman representing the Third District of New York, 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.
Some of it is basic stupidity, such as unemployment fraud. Then there is the usual campaign fraud (paying for personal shit from campaign donations) charges for idiots such as him.
New York state charges are still a possibility.
I doubt if he'd do twenty years, given that he's a first-time, nonviolent offender. On the other hand, the judge might take a dim view of corrupt politicians and opt to toss him away for a goodly spell.
UPDATE: He was released on $500,000 bail. No word as to who bailed him out.
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