Politics Oct 17 Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 25 Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Politics Apr 25 Ex-US Rep. George Santos sobbed as sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft Santos admitted he deceived donors and stole the identities of nearly a dozen people to fund his congressional campaign. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
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Aug 19 Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Santos is likely to spend at least six years in prison and owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution. His federal fraud case, which led to his expulsion from Congress, was just weeks away from going to trial. Continue reading
Aug 13 When George Santos' fraud trial begins next month, the jury will be anonymous By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press A federal judge ruled Tuesday that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public. Continue reading
Mar 08 Expelled U.S. Rep George Santos says he is running for Congress again By Karen Matthews, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press George Santos posted Thursday night on X that he will challenge fellow Republican Rep. Nick LaLota. LaLota represents a district on New York’s Long Island that is different from the one Santos represented before he was expelled. Continue reading
Feb 13 Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race, flipping George Santos' former seat in Congress By Associated Press The victory marks a return to Washington for Suozzi, who represented the district for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor. Continue reading
Feb 13 Will the race to succeed George Santos in Congress be a bellweather? By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Forecasting for November could be complicated given that turnout, which was already expected to be low given the abbreviated race, could be further hampered by a snow storm. Continue reading