George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison
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Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison on Friday, putting a bookend on the two-plus-year scandal that captivated Washington.
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Ousted former GOP Rep. George Santos faces up to 87 months in prison in his federal wire fraud and identity theft case. He has said he is ready to "face the music" in court.
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison on Friday, putting a bookend on the two-plus-year scandal that captivated Washington.
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, arrived Friday at a federal court to face sentencing.
The New York Republican, who served in Congress for barely a year before his House colleagues ousted him in 2023, pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Before Santos was to stand trial last year, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and other crimes, including fraudulently collecting unemployment.
George Santos, the former Republican member of Congress from New York whose outlandish fabrications and criminal schemes fueled an unforeseen rise and spectacular fall, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison today.
By Brynn Gingras and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to 87 months in prison for aggravated identity theft and wire fraud charges stemming from fraudulent activity during his 2022 midterm campaign. The judge ruled he must surrender by July 25.
George Santos, the disgraced former New York Republican who pleaded guilty to fraud, is set to be sentenced Friday — and his lawyers are sparring with prosecutors over whether he has shown remorse.
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