BREAKING: Republican Rep. George Santos, whose lies about his life story have drawn deep scrutiny, has been charged with making false statements, fraud, money laundering and other crimes in a 13-count federal indictment that was just unsealed.
The embattled 34-year-old Republican, whose district covers part of Long Island and Queens, was in custody at the time prosecutors in New York's Eastern District released the court documents. He plans to address the public at the courthouse after his arraignment, reps have said.
His lawyer has not returned requests for comment regarding the charges, nor has his office. Santos' office in Queens was empty Tuesday night, and, reached by phone, afterThe indictment intends to hold Santos accountable for"various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement.
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center lodged a complaint with the FEC and urged regulators to investigate Santos. The “mountain of lies” Santos propagated during the campaign about his life story and qualifications, the center said, should prompt the commission to “thoroughly investigate what appear to be equally brazen lies about how his campaign raised and spent money.”
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, from the Hudson Valley, said in a brief statement that"I reiterate my call for George Santos to step down." Fellow Republican Congressman Anthony D'Esposito echoed those sentiments, saying"as a retired NYPD detective, I am confident the justice system will fully reveal Congressman Santos' long history of deceit, and I once again call on this serial fraudster to resign from office.
"We'll just follow the same pattern we always have, right? If a person is indicted, they’re not on committees, they have a right to vote, they go to trial," the House Speaker said.
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