Expelled Congressman George Santos’ fraud trial to start in September
The exiled Rep. George Santos faces 23 charges in his upcoming trial, including fraud, money laundering and theft.
WASHINGTON – Several reports say he is suffering from former Congressman George Santos (RN.Y.), who has been accused of misusing campaign funds and accused of misusing campaign funds.
Santos was originally charged last May with 13 felony counts last year for wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to the House of Representatives. He then faced another 10 counts in October last year, stealing the campaign’s donor’s identity, accusing him of using credit cards.
The New York Times and ABC News reported that the plea would occur in federal court in New York and spare Santos a federal trial scheduled to begin in September. He had previously pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Santos was banished from Congress last year after alleging that a scathing report from the House Ethics Committee “blatantly stole from his own campaign,” and that the donor paid for his own interests and violated federal criminal law.
Despite the dismissal of Santos’ report at the time, the house voted 311-114 in a bipartisan way to drive Santos out, despite the fact that he described him as an attempt to smear him and drive him out of his seat.
Contributors: Rachel Rooker, Marina Pitovsky
