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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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
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.
