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Prosecutors charged Santos with theft of public money and an additional two counts of wire fraud. The indictment also alleges Santos fraudulently received more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits after falsely claiming he was unemployed during the early months of the pandemic. More than half of the charges - five wire fraud counts and three counts of money laundering - relate to allegations Santos directed an unnamed person to communicate with potential donors to falsely tell them their funds would be used to purchase television advertisements for Santos’s campaign.īut the donations were instead purportedly transferred to Santos’s personal bank accounts, and he used the funds for personal expenses, including purchasing designer clothing and discharging his personal debts, according to the indictment. A number of entities are said to be looking into him, in addition to the House Ethics Committee, which launched an investigation in March. The New York Republican has been the subject of intense scrutiny since before he was sworn in amid questions about his resume and biography. He used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the House of Representatives.” “Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. “This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations,” U.S. The judge can decide to make any sentences run concurrently if Santos is convicted on multiple counts.
The top charge of wire fraud carries a maximum jail time of 20 years.
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