{"id":2302468,"date":"2024-07-20T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:46:01","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":"2024-07-20T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:47:59","slug":"judge-denies-george-santoss-request-to-dismiss-identity-theft-charges-for-using-donors-credit-cards-washington-examiner-6","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-6\/","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-6%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=2302468&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 \u200bRep. \u200cGeorge\u2064 Santos, who is facing trial for \u200ddefrauding campaign \u200ddonors, had his motion to dismiss charges of aggravated identity theft and theft \u2063of public\u200c money \u2064denied by \u2062U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert. Santos \u200bwas expelled from Congress\u2064 last year due to multiple federal\u2062 charges, including the use \u2062of <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-5\/\" title=\"Judge denies George Santos&#039;s request to dismiss identity theft charges for using donor&#039;s credit cards - Washington Examiner\">donors&#8217; credit card\u2063 information<\/a> without\u200b authorization. Prosecutors claim that Santos \u2063made donations using the donor&#8217;s credit\u200b card information without permission. This decision by the judge means Santos will have\u2064 to\u200d face these charges in court.  <\/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; credit card information 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 for allegedly using campaign donors&#8217; credit card information without authorization. Despite his defense arguing that the charges are invalid because Santos had access to the credit card accounts, prosecutors maintain that the charges are part of a single scheme. Santos is also accused of other offenses such as lying to Congress and misusing campaign donations for personal expenses. He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2302469,"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":[32417,35670,35668,35667,32076],"class_list":["post-2302468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court-case","tag-credit-card-fraud","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\/2302468","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=2302468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}