A federal indictment against George Santos, congressman from New York, was unsealed Wednesday.
Santos has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The full indictment can be read below, and a summary of the charges follows.
Counts 1-5, Wire Fraud – Fraudulent Political Contribution Solicitation Scheme. In September and October 2022, Santos allegedly made false statements to contributors that funds received from them would be used for his campaign expenses.
Counts 6-8, Unlawful Monetary Transactions Over $10,000. In October 2022, Santos allegedly transferred to his bank account about $74,000 in fraudulently obtained contributions.
Count 9, Theft of Public Money. In 2020 and/or 2021, Santos allegedly stole more than $1,000 in “money of the United States Department of the Treasury.”
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Counts 10-11, Wire Fraud — Fraudulent Application for and Receipt of Unemployment Benefit. In January 2021, Santos allegedly received $1,128 from New York’s Department of Labor by “one or more materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises.”
Count 12, False Statements — 2020 House Disclosure Reports. Santos allegedly submitted to the House Committee on Ethics a disclosure statement that falsely reported his income.
Count 13, False Statements— 2022 House Disclosure Report. Santos allegedly submitted to the House Committee on Ethics a disclosure statement that falsely reported his income and financial holdings.
Source: Orange County Register
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