George Santos

Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

By Associated Press

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

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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George Santos, who was expelled from U.S. House of Representatives, leaves court in Long Island

Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case

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.

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

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.

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.

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.

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.