Coverage dated June 5, 2023 to June 8, 2023

George Santos files appeal to keep names of those who helped post $500,000 bond sealed

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

A judge in New York had granted a request from media organizations to reveal their identities, but gave Santos until Friday to appeal.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. George Santos Wants Names of Bond Cosigners in Fraud Case Sealed

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  2. Newest

    George Santos files appeal to keep names of those who helped post $500,000 bond sealed

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Wall Street Journal

    George Santos Wants Names of Bond Cosigners in Fraud Case Sealed (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Republican congressman from New York says disclosing their names could jeopardize their safety and livelihoods.

  2. Wfmy News 2

    Lawyer says Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret (opens Wfmy News 2)

    Published

    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Santos pleaded not guilty May 10 to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign, lied to Congress and cheated to collect unemployment benefits.

  3. amNewYork

    Judge grants media orgs’ request to unseal names of George Santos bond suretors (opens amNewYork)

    Published

    amNewYork's feed description

    A federal judge has granted a request by nearly a dozen news organizations to unseal the names of three individuals who secured a $500,000 bond to keep Rep.

  4. CNN

    Rep. George Santos' lawyer asks to keep bond cosigners' names sealed (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Indicted Rep. George Santos’ attorney has filed a letter asking the judge overseeing the New York Republican’s case to keep the names of the people who put up his $500,000 bond sealed.

  5. The Guardian

    George Santos ordered to reveal identities of mystery bond guarantors (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge says Republican fabulist has until Friday to appeal order to disclose who guaranteed $500,000 bond on fraud charges

  6. CBS News

    Judge agrees to reveal backers of George Santos' $500k bond, but keeps names hidden for now (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A federal judge in New York has granted a request from media organizations to reveal their identities, but gave Santos until Friday to appeal.

  7. Washington Times

    Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret, lawyer says (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Rep. George Santos’ lawyer said Monday the indicted New York Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release.

  8. NBC News

    George Santos' lawyer asks to keep identities of those who secured U.S. rep's $500,000 bond sealed (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The New York Republican's lawyer told the judge overseeing the case that the co-signers would be “likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury” if their names were released.

  9. CNN

    Names of co-signers of George Santos' $500,000 bond must be made public, judge rules (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Republican Rep. George Santos of New York, who was indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, has lost his effort to keep the public from learning the names of the people who co-signed his $500,000 bond, according to court records.

  10. Insider

    Rep. George Santos says he'd rather forfeit his $500,000 bond and go to jail than out the people who guaranteed the money: court docs (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Rep. George Santos said revealing the names of the trio who guaranteed his bail money would spark a media frenzy and make them targets of harassment and violence.

  11. New York Post

    George Santos judge to unseal names of people who paid lying rep’s $500K bond (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A federal judge in New York has agreed to unseal records that reveal who secured a $500,000 unsecured bond for Rep. George Santos in his criminal fraud case.

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Who backed George Santos' $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret (opens Wyoming Public Media)

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    News organizations including NPR want a federal judge to reveal who paid Rep. George Santos' jail bond after he was charged with federal crimes.

  13. CBS News

    George Santos files appeal to keep names of those who helped post $500,000 bond sealed (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A judge in New York had granted a request from media organizations to reveal their identities, but gave Santos until Friday to appeal.

  14. New York Post

    George Santos appeals ruling to unseal names of $500K bond guarantors (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Lying Long Island Rep. George Santos on Friday filed an appeal seeking to keep sealed the names of the two people who cosigned a $500,000 unsecured bond in his criminal fraud case — just days…

  15. KTVZ Bend

    Family members co-signed bond for George Santos, court filing says (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The co-signers on a $500,000 bond connected to Republican Rep. George Santos’ federal indictment are family members, his lawyer said in a new court filing, though their names will remain unknown to the public while an appeals process plays out.

  16. Roll Call

    Santos appeals order that would reveal backers of his bond (opens Roll Call)

    Published

    Roll Call's feed description

    Rep. George Santos on Friday urged a federal judge to keep secret the three people backing his $500,000 bond.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Rep. George Santos appeals decision to reveal identities of people who posted his $500,00 bond (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    NEW YORK — An attorney for indicted Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., asserted Friday his client’s $500,000 bond on criminal charges was paid by relatives who are entitled to anonymity in

  18. Insider

    George Santos says the people backing up his bond are family members who will bail on him if their names are publicly released (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    George Santos' lawyer said the people backing the representative's bond are relatives, "not lobbyists, donors or others seeking to exert influence."

  19. Washington Examiner

    George Santos appeals ruling to identify co-signers who paid his $500,000 bail (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Rep. George Santos (R-NY) filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling earlier this week that would unseal the identities of three people who co-signed the freshman lawmaker’s $500,000 bond after he was indicted on criminal charges last month.

  20. Wall Street Journal

    George Santos’s Family Members Cosigned Bond in Fraud Case, Lawyer Says (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The embattled New York congressman is appealing a judge’s decision to make the cosigners’ names public.

  21. NPR

    Who backed George Santos's $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    News organizations including NPR want a federal judge to reveal who paid Rep. George Santos's jail bond after he was charged with federal crimes.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.