Two people gave $25,000 each to an LLC operated by Santos, which was not registered as a super-PAC. According to the indictment, Santos instructed a Queens-based political consultant to tell potential donors that their money would be used to help elect him to the House. He allegedly lied to donors, then used their money to buy designer clothing.įederal prosecutors also accused Santos of defrauding political supporters while running for Congress last year. “From that point until April 2021-when Santos was working and receiving a salary on a near-continuous basis and during his unsuccessful run for Congress-he falsely affirmed each week that he was eligible for unemployment benefits when he was not,” prosecutors said in a press release.
At the time he was employed as a regional director of a Florida-based investment firm, earning an annual salary of around $120,000. Federal prosecutors say Santos illegally applied to receive unemployment benefits in June 2020, after the program was expanded to help people out of work due to the pandemic. Santos has been accused of fraudulently collecting more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits. He allegedly lied to collect unemployment benefits. (You can also follow all the live updates on George Santos’ arrest here.) Most often, it’s best to assume what the Republican from Long Island has said about his life is bogus, but in case you need to double-check, here is the guide to everything he has made up about himself - and the few things that actually appear to be true. Is he broke or rich? Is he Jewish or Catholic? Did his family members really die in the Holocaust or September 11?
Since the New York Times first revealed in December 2022 that Santos wasn’t quite the man he sold himself as to voters, it’s been hard to track down exactly what is true about the congressman’s life story. While this was certainly a dramatic twist in the Santos saga, it wasn’t exactly a shock. Attorney Peace said in a press release. “Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself.” “This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations,” U.S. New York Representative George Santos was indicted on May 10 on 13 federal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to Congress.
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