A new indictment filed Tuesday charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.

A new indictment filed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.

Prosecutors said some of that stolen money ended up in his own bank account.

The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican charging him with embezzling money from his campaign and lying to Congress about his wealth, among other offenses.

  • Veedem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    541·
    1 year ago

    It’s incredible that guys like him and Menendez don’t immediately step down. People are so wrapped up in party politics, they don’t even care about ethical standards.

    • TigrisMorte@kbin.social
      20·
      1 year ago

      It was just gold bullion from his savings account withdrawn over the Years in case of emergency. You know, like we all do.

        • TigrisMorte@kbin.social
          3·
          1 year ago

          Gold is a hedge against inflation. It is only a good idea to buy if the Economy is going to hell. Also, if you are buying gold for anything but ornamentation, do so through better sources as the retail big boxes have too high a mark up and you pay far more than you must and should. In reality, if you have enough money to care about buying gold for “investment”, you should let those decisions be made by a qualified advisor.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    431·
    1 year ago

    Dumbass saw Trump getting away with shit and thought, “Me too!” Only he’s not Trump and even Trump might finally see some consequences.

    • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
      23·
      1 year ago

      There’s gotta be a few like MTG who are sweating a little bit right now, knowing that the authorities are actually going after their illegal activities

        • Zitronensaft@feddit.de
          2·
          1 year ago

          MTG is more clear than Empty G. There isn’t a lot of overlap between politics and ridiculously expensive card games, use context clues to figure out which one people are discussing.

  • Infinity187@lemm.ee
    12·
    1 year ago

    This guy just can’t catch a break cause he never gave himself one. What a fucking asshat.

    All he had to do was be a normal human being.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican charging him with embezzling money from his campaign and lying to Congress about his wealth, among other offenses.

    In one case, he charged $12,000 to a contributor’s credit card and transferred the “vast majority” of that money into his personal bank account, prosecutors said.

    Santos is also accused of falsely reporting to the Federal Elections Commission that he had loaned $500,000 to his campaign in an attempt to convince Republican Party officials that he was a serious candidate, when he actually had less than $8,000 in his personal accounts.

    The new charges deepen the legal peril for Santos, who likely faces a lengthy prison term if convicted.

    Santos’ personal and professional biography as a wealthy businessman began to unravel soon after winning election to represent Long Island and Queens last year, revealing a tangled web of deception.

    In addition to lying to voters — about his distinguished Wall Street background, Jewish heritage, academic and athletic achievements, animal rescue work, real estate holdings and more — Santos is accused of carrying out numerous fraud schemes meant to enrich himself and mislead his donors.

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