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George Santos used reelection campaign funds to repay himself $85,000, records show

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022.

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Developments in this update

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  1. George Santos Raised $130K—And Paid Himself Most Of It

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    George Santos used reelection campaign funds to repay himself $85,000, records show

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    George Santos Raised $130K—And Paid Himself Most Of It (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Santos has been indicted on fraud charges and faced sharp criticism during his time in office.

  2. Politico

    George Santos' campaign paid him $85,000 this quarter (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The payments were designed to pay the congress member back for loans he previously made to his campaign.

  3. Local News 8

    George Santos’ campaign paid $85,000 to the embattled New York Republican this year, filing shows (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Rep. George Santos’ campaign paid $85,000 to the New York Republican in May, using donor money for a loan repayment, according to a Friday filing with federal election regulators.

  4. New York Times

    George Santos Used Most of His Campaign Cash to Pay Himself Back (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Mr. Santos spent more than half of the $150,000 he raised in the most recent quarter repaying loans he made to his campaign, new filings show. Another freshman Republican, Mike Lawler, revealed a $900,000 haul.

  5. Insider

    George Santos raised $130,000 — and used most of it to repay loans he made to his own campaign (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Santos repaid himself $85,000 in old loans he's made to his congressional campaign, according to reports filed with the FEC on Friday.

  6. Seattle Times

    George Santos used new campaign cash to pay himself back (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican facing federal criminal charges, reported raising about $150,000 for his reelection campaign from April through June.

  7. New York Post

    Lyin’ Rep. George Santos uses $85K in campaign donations to reimburse himself (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Lyin’ George Santos raised just $179,000 in the second fundraising quarter of 2023 — and spent $85,000 of it to reimburse himself for earlier loans he made to the campaign, FEC records show.…

  8. MyNorthwest

    US Rep. George Santos repays himself $85K raised from lackluster reelection fundraising (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money

  9. Triblive

    U.S. Rep. George Santos repays himself $85K raised from lackluster reelection fundraising (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    NEW YORK — Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022.

  10. NBC10 Philadelphia

    George Santos used reelection campaign funds to repay himself $85,000, records show (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022.

  11. amNewYork

    US Rep. George Santos repays himself $85K raised from lackluster reelection fundraising | amNewYork (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign,

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Rep. George Santos repays himself $85,000 raised from lackluster reelection fundraising (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Recently released congressional campaign records reveal potential challenges for embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in his bid for reelection.

  13. FOX 5 New York

    George Santos begins repaying himself with money raised from reelection fundraising (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Congressional campaign records show George Santos raised a relatively paltry $138,000 during the last three months for a reelection bid that is expected to be one of the country's most-watched and hotly contested races in 2024.

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

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