Former Republican Rep. George Santos faces seven years in prison, New York prosecutors said in a Friday filing.
In August, Santos pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and identity theft during the 2022 election cycle, according to Reuters.
In May 2023, he was indicted for stealing from donors, using campaign money for personal expenses, and receiving unemployment benefits despite being employed.
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During his 2022 campaign, Santos also made numerous fictitious claims about his credentials, saying he had attended New York University, worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his grandparents escaped the Nazis during World War II.
“From his creation of a wholly fictitious biography to his callous theft of money from elderly and impaired donors, Santos’s unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for
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