Former New York Representative George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after declaring himself guilty of charges of serious crimes fraud in August 2024 and having been expelled from Congress in December 2023.
The former dishonor congressman received the sentence of 87 months on Friday in a New York court for the United States District Judge, Joanna Seybert, who also ordered him New York Times‘Michael Gold reported:
According to the reports, Santos “covered his face and was sobbing when the sentence was read, and will have to inform the federal prison on July 25, three months from his sentence date:
The prosecutors wrote a memorandum of burning sentence, asking Seybert to slapped him with the Hift Judgment.
“Since its creation of a totally fictitious biography to its cruel theft of money from elderly and disabled donors, the unrestricted greed of saints and the voracious appetite for fame allowed it to exploit the system itself by which we select our representatives,” “” “” “” memorandumObeyed by NBC News, he says.
Although Santos has presented a statement of guilt for charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said he is a “pathological liar” who has not shown a real regret for his crimes.
The former Republican was a representative Expelled of congress in a vote of 311-114 less than a year in office, making it the first expulsion of the camera since 2002. The final vote occurred after a brutal report From the Chamber Ethics Committee that included evidence that presented false reports knowing before the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC), used campaign funds in personal personal purchases such as fans subscriptions and botox treatments and statements of intentional dissemination (FD) presented to the Chamber.
Vista – 105 Republicans vote with Democrats to expel George Santos without a conviction:
When he declared guilty in August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Santos accepted Make the tasks separate in several crimes, including false FEC reports, embezzlementing the money from campaign donors, the use of credit cards without authorization and fraudulate the “inemplexed benefits.”
Santos’ guilt declaration was a form of avoid Go to trial for the 23 positions facing previously, Breitbart News reported.
In his sentence, prosecutors noticed the new podcast Titled “Flames with George Santos,” calling it “a perfect crystallization of its lack of genuine contrition and its deaf efforts to continue turning lies into dollars.”
“It is very clear that, without a substantial deterrent, Santos will continue to deceive and disappoint in the coming years,” prosecutors said, according to NBC. “That is especially true given the frightening efforts of saints to take advantage of their ruin of the law as a springboard for celebrities and wealth.”
Santos has already declared that Het wants a forgiveness of President Donald Trump in his podcast, but indicated A ny1 this week that has not communicated with him.
“If you feel that I am worthy of a switching or clemency or whatever the case, you can make that decision,” said the former Law manufacturer, adding that he believes “the president is aware of my situation.”
Olivia Rondeau is a Breitbart News political reporter based in Washington, DC. Find it in X/Twitter and Instagram.