Former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to felony fraud in August 2024 and was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after being expelled from Congress in December 2023.
The disgraced former lawmaker was sentenced to 87 months in a New York court on Friday by US District Judge Joanna Sabert. New York Times‘Michael Gold reported:
Santos said, “I was covering his face and sobbing when the sentence was read, so I should report it to federal prison on July 25th, three months after his sentencing date.
The prosecutor wrote a fiery memorandum of sentencing and asked Sabert to slap him for a large sentence.
“From his creation of completely fictional biographies to his merciless theft from older people and disabled donors, the unbounded greed and greedy appetite for Santos’ fame allowed him to misuse the very system we choose our representatives.” Noteretrieved by NBC News, read.
Santos is a “morbid liar” who has entered a guilty plea on charges of wire fraud but has not shown genuine repentance for his crimes, prosecutors said.
That’s what the former Republican party representative was. I was exiled He was the first banishment from Congress since 2002 with 311-114 votes after taking office for less than a year. The final vote came after brutal Report From the House Ethics Committee he purposely submitted a false report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), using campaign funds for individual purchases such as only fan subscriptions and Botox treatments, and knowingly violated the ethics laws related to his Financial Disclosure (FD) statement filed with the House.
Watch – 105 Republicans vote with Democrats to expel George Santos without conviction.
When he pleaded guilty in August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Santos. Recognised Participating in several crimes, including forged FEC reports, embezzlement of money from campaign donors, using credit cards without granting them, and obtaining “unemployment benefits.”
Santos’ guilty plea was a way avoid Breitbart News has tried to go to trial on 23 charges he had previously faced.
Prosecutors said in his ruling that it was new to Santos. Podcasts The title “Trousers on Fire with George Santos” calls it “the complete crystallization of his lack of true attitude and the silly effort of his tone to become a dollar.”
“Without substantial deterrent, it is abundantly clear that Santos will continue to deceive and fraud for years to come,” the prosecutor said according to NBC. “That’s especially true given Santos’ passionate efforts to use his law violations as a stepping stone to celebrities and wealth.”
Santos has already said on his podcast that he wants to be pardoned from President Donald Trump. It is shown That he hasn’t reached out to NY1 this week.
“If he feels that I’m worthy of commuting, tolerance, or whatever the incident is, he can make that decision,” the former biller said.
Olivia Rondeau is a political reporter for Breitbart News, based in Washington, DC. Find her X/Twitter and Instagram.
