George Santos, former Representative from New York, departs federal court in Central Islip, New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg George Santos Pleads Guilty in Financial Fraud Case
Santos, 36, admitted in court that he and a campaign staffer submitted false reports to the Federal Election Commission and stole the identities as credit card information of campaign donors.
August 19, 2024 at 04:39 PM
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White Collar Crime
The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
Former U.S. Rep George Santos, R-New York, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, less than a month before he was scheduled to face trial in the case.
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