Rep. George Santos, the controversial New York congressman, faces an updated indictment that includes 10 new federal charges.
The 35-year-old Republican congressman was previously charged with 13 counts in May 2023 and now the indictment has been amended to include the new charges.
Santos has been in the news for being caught in lies and fabrications about his history. CNN notes that he has “been accused of violating campaign finance laws, violating federal conflict of interest laws, stealing cash intended for an Iraq war veteran’s dying dog, masterminding a fraud scheme with credit cards and lying about where he went to school and where he worked.”
So what is he accused of now?
Keep reading to know more…
Santos faces wire fraud charges after allegedly stealing people’s identities and charging donors’ credit cards without their permission.
The Associated Press notes that Santos charged more than $44,000 to his campaign without the knowledge of the donors whose cards were charged. He has been accused of loading $12,000 on someone’s card and then putting the “vast majority” of that money into his personal bank account.
Santos is also accused of filing false campaign reports that listed fabricated contributions.
Politico reports that the new indictment includes “two new counts of wire fraud, two new counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission, two new counts of falsifying records filed to obstruct the FEC, two new counts of identity theft aggravated and a new count of access device fraud.”
Did you see why Santos’ personal life was in the headlines just a few weeks ago?
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn