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George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges !
- New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 13 federal charges, including counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to the US House.
- Following his arraignment, Santos said he won't resign from Congress and plans to run for reelection.
- Prosecutors claimSantos used campaign funds on personal expenses, including luxury designer clothing, and fraudulently applied for Covid-related unemployment benefits — even though he is a cosponsor of a bill that would help states recoup fraudulent Covid-19 unemployment insurance benefits
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Re: George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges !
He’s guilty but he’s been lying for so long he can’t tell fiction from reality.
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Re: George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges !
Santos (R-NY) has lied repeatedly about matters large and small.
While fabrications about his religion, education and college sports career may not be legally actionable, making false statements on government filings are, as is obtaining money under false pretenses.
With Wednesday’s profusely detailed indictment, Santos faces a total of 13 charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives.
While he has entered a “not guilty” plea to all counts and is innocent until proven guilty, it appears to us he is on a slippery slope to a likely conviction and an early exit from Congress.
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