{"id":2302453,"date":"2024-07-20T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-refuses-george-santoss-request-to-strike-identity-theft-charges-from-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-20T13:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:34:03","slug":"judge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies George Santos&#8217;s request to dismiss identity theft charges for using donor&#8217;s credit cards &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2302453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Rep. George Santos, who is\u2063 facing trial\u200b for defrauding campaign donors, recently had\u2064 his request to dismiss charges of aggravated identity \u2064theft and theft of public money denied by U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert. Santos was expelled \u2063from Congress last year due to \u200bnumerous federal charges, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-denies-involvement-in-2017-credit-card-scam\/\" title=\"George Santos denies involvement in 2017 credit card scam\">credit card scam<\/a> involving campaign donors. Prosecutors \u2062claim that Santos used the donors&#8217; credit card\u2063 information to make unauthorized donations. This decision \u2064by the judge means Santos will proceed\u2062 to trial on these charges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge refuses George Santos&rsquo;s request to strike identity theft charges from using donor&rsquo;s credit cards<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1502576\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Santos <\/a>(R-NY) inches closer to trial for defrauding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>donors<\/a>, his motion to dismiss charges has been struck down.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert turned down Santos&rsquo; request to dismiss three charges of aggravated identity theft and theft of public money against him, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/george-santos-fraud-case-charges-fa861c4ee63da29de5c5476cb38a662e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>. Santos was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/12\/01\/1215899764\/george-santos-expulsion-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expelled<\/a> from Congress last year for dozens of federal charges against him, including the credit card scam, and became the sixth member to be forced out of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>In the charges that Santos wished to dismiss, he is being accused of using campaign donors&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dark-huntor-police-arrest-150-following-closure-of-dark-webs-largest-illegal-market\/\" title=\"&#039;Dark HunTor:&#039; Police Arrest 150 Following Closure of Dark Web&#039;s Largest Illegal Market\">credit card information<\/a> to make donations the donor had not authorized. Prosecutors also alleged that Santos tried to hide the source of money&nbsp;and evade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a> contribution limits.<\/p>\n<p>In the defense&rsquo;s view, the charges on identity theft are invalid because Santos overcharged credit card accounts he had voluntarily been provided with. Santos&rsquo; lawyers believe the charge has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Judge denies George Santos&#039;s request to dismiss identity theft charges for using donor&#039;s credit cards - Washington Examiner\">improperly combined multiple alleged criminal schemes<\/a> and transactions, which courts have previously not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the charges are tied together because they are a part of &ldquo;a single continuing scheme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to charges of aggravated identity theft and theft of public money, Santos is being accused of lying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Judge denies George Santos&#039;s request to dismiss identity theft charges for using donor&#039;s credit cards - Washington Examiner\">unrightfully collecting unemployment benefits<\/a>, and using campaign donations for personal use like Botox and designer clothing.<\/p>\n<p>He pled not guilty to the indictment and is set to go on trial in September in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1502576\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1502576\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge has denied George Santos&#8217; request to dismiss charges related to identity theft for using a donor&#8217;s credit cards. Santos, a former congressman, is facing multiple charges including aggravated identity theft and theft of public money. The prosecution alleges that Santos used campaign donors&#8217; credit card information without authorization and tried to conceal the source of the money. Santos&#8217; defense argues that the charges are invalid because he had access to the credit card accounts voluntarily. The trial is set to take place in September in New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2302454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-santos.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33740,33375,35668,35667,32076],"class_list":["post-2302453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court-ruling","tag-credit-cards","tag-george-santos","tag-identity-theft","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-santos.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}