The former in New York, the Republican Party. George Santos He faces up to 87 months in prison before his ruling in the Federal Court on Friday regarding the case of fraud and theft of identity.
The former actor, 36, served In Congress For nearly a year before his expulsion in 2023 by his colleagues at home. Santos has not yet been convicted of a crime at that point, but she was charged on 23 custody of wire fraud, stealing identity, falsifying records, fraud in credit cards and other charges.
Santos acknowledged that he was guilty of federal fraud and stealing identity in August as part of the guilt acknowledgment. He confessed to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly ten individuals to finance his campaign. He also agreed to pay nearly $ 600,000 of sanctions.
The former Republican Party in New York, George Santos, is facing up to 87 months in prison before his ruling in the Federal Court on Friday regarding the case of fraud in wires and theft of identity. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Federal prosecutors It seeks to obtain a nursery penalty for 87 months, according to the court’s files. The Santos legal team had asked the court to be sentenced to two years in prison in the court file earlier this month.
“I will be in court tomorrow, ready to face music.”
The government submitted a list of social media positions that Santos carried out on April 17 before the ruling was issued, as public prosecutors argued that “Santos’s recent behavior still proves that he is still not regrettable for his crimes.”
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The publications, which were withdrawn from its X account, included tweets that say: “No matter how difficult Ministry of Justice For me, they come crazy because they will not break my soul. ”
The 36 -year -old actor served in Congress for about a year before being expelled in 2023 by his colleagues in the House of Representatives. Santos has not yet been convicted of a crime at that point. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Santos responded to the deposit in a letter to the court submitted on April 21, and wrote that he was “very sorry for the criminal behavior” that he admitted to him and that he believed that “the Ministry of Justice’s request for a prison sentence for 87 months, and his effort to a rhetorical weapon as evidence of this ability.
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“The real remorse is not a mute,” he said. “He is aware of himself, and he speaks when the penalty scale jumps to absurdity,” Santos wrote. “This discrimination seems to be lost on the claim, which prefers to slap” to maintain calm or “poster on me and press the steam, whatever the spirit I left.”
During his campaign, Santos made many wrong allegations about his background, including that he joined the University of New York and worked in Goldman Sachs and Stejroub, and that his ancestors escaped from the Nazis during World War II. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Santos was elected to Congress in 2022 after turning an area covering parts of Queens and Long Island to the Republican Party. During his campaign, he made many wrong allegations about his background, including that he joined the University of New York and worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his ancestors escaped from the Nazis during World War II.
Santos tried to re -launch his political career last year by running as an independent in a adjacent entry area the home.
The Associated Press, Michael Durghan, Elizabeth Elkind, of Fox News Digitter, contributed to this report.
