OdeToJoy » 10 May 2023, 10:35 am » wrote: ↑
Rep. George Santos charged in web of fraud, including stealing from campaign to buy designer clothes
https://apnews.com/article/george-santo ... b748d8fdc8
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep.
George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for
fabricating key parts of his life story, has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from his campaign, lied to Congress about his income and cheated his way into undeserved unemployment benefits, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The indictment says Santos induced supporters to donate to a company under the false pretense that the money would be used to support his campaign. Instead, it says, he used it for personal expenses, including to buy designer clothes and to pay his credit cards and car payments.Santos also is accused of lying about his finances on congressional disclosure forms and applying for and receiving unemployment benefits while he was employed as regional director of an investment firm that the government shut down in 2021 over allegations that it was a Ponzi scheme.
Santos surrendered Wednesday and was taken to a federal courthouse on Long Island, where he was expected to make an initial court appearance later in the day on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to Congress.