Federal prosecutors have filed charges against Rep. George Santos, RN.Y., seconds a multiple media.
It was not immediately clear what the charges would focus on, but multiple media outlets say Santos is expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
The congressman’s falsehoods and misrepresentations about his past and campaign finance documents have brought him under scrutiny from local, state and federal prosecutors, as well as prominent members of both parties.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York declined to comment to Spectrum News. Representatives for Santos did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Last year, after he won a district on the border of Queens and Long Island that voted for President Joe Biden just two years earlier, the media began scrutinizing the relative newcomer’s resume and discovered that he had lied or wrong numerous parts of his background, from his professional. and academic curriculum to his heritage, and even their claims which had employees who died in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
He admitted to lying about being a college graduate, working at prestigious Wall Street firms and being a descendant of Holocaust survivors.
The House ethics panel launched an investigation into Santos in March.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
