{"id":2325996,"date":"2024-08-17T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-multiple-counts-in-his-fraud-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T20:07:02","slug":"santos-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-multiple-counts-in-his-fraud-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-multiple-counts-in-his-fraud-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his fraud case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fsantos-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-multiple-counts-in-his-fraud-case-washington-examiner%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=2325996&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 Representative George Santos (R-NY) is expected\u200c to plead guilty to multiple criminal counts \u200bin his fraud \u2063case, \u2062thereby avoiding a\u200d trial \u2063that was\u200b set to begin on September 9. The \u200dspecifics of \u2062his plea deal \u200care currently unknown. Santos faced \u206223 \u200cfelony charges, which \u200dled to his\u200d expulsion from the House in \u200cDecember 2023 following his indictment.\u200b Reports\u2063 indicate that \u200che is likely to acknowledge his crimes in court during his upcoming sentencing. Previously, Santos had pleaded not guilty and characterized the prosecution as a &#8220;witch \u200bhunt.&#8221; \u200dHis case centers on allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-complaint-judge-merchan-was-intentionally-selected-to-ensure-trump-is-convicted\/\" title=\"Stefanik alleges Judge Merchan deliberately chosen to secure Trump&#039;s conviction\">falsifying financial records<\/a> during \u200dhis \u200c2022\u2062 congressional\u200b campaign, and he is accused of misappropriating \u2063funds by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-santos-greeted-by-protesters-after-pleading-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges\/\" title=\"Rep. Santos faced protesters after pleading &#039;not guilty&#039; to fraud charges.\">making unauthorized charges<\/a> on donors&#8217; credit\u2063 cards and soliciting donations \u200bunder false pretenses. Additionally,\u2062 two of\u200b his \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fani-willis-accused-of-improper-romantic-relationship-with-top-trump-prosecutor\/\" title=\"Fani Willis accused of &#039;improper&#039; romance with key Trump prosecutor\">campaign\u200c staff members<\/a> have already pleaded guilty to related misconduct.  <\/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\">Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his fraud case<\/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_1732421\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Santos<\/a> (R-NY) is expected to plead guilty to several criminal counts in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fraud<\/a> case, avoiding trial.<\/p>\n<p>The terms of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>plea deal<\/a> are unknown. Santos had been facing 23 felony charges with his trial starting on Sept. 9. The House expelled Santos in December 2023 as a result of his indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/17\/nyregion\/santos-pleads-guilty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> he is expected &ldquo;to give a statement in court acknowledging his crimes,&rdquo; and could do so at his sentencing Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Santos initially pleaded not guilty to all counts, and declared the prosecution a &ldquo;witch hunt.&rdquo; Two of his campaign staffers have already pleaded guilty for misconduct related to Santos&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The heart of Santos&rsquo;s criminal case revolves around his successful 2022 congressional campaign in which he allegedly falsified financial records to legitimize his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a>. He also allegedly stole thousands of dollars by repeatedly charging donors&rsquo;s credit cards and through soliciting donations to what they claimed was a super PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Santos also allegedly lied about being unemployed, collecting $24,000 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unemployment<\/a> in the process, on his House financial disclosure form while he worked for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Since his expulsion from the House, he ran an unsuccessful campaign in an attempt to unseat Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) in New York&rsquo;s first congressional district, a more conservative district on Long Island. He ran as an independent, but eventually withdrew from the race citing his desire not to split the conservative vote in the district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s also launched several money-making ventures like charging for personal videos on Cameo, charging for subscriptions on adult service OnlyFans and ventured into cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, Santos has<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1823541298206310852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> commented<\/a> on political news via his X account, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1824623506908221578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>general<\/a> pop culture, and still <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1823189667379871856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>backs <\/a>Trump. It&rsquo;s unlikely he&rsquo;ll return to Congress, though a conviction wouldn&rsquo;t prevent him from doing so.<\/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_1732421\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732421\"}});<\/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>Santos Anticipated to Enter Guilty Plea in Fraud Case<\/p>\n<p>Former Representative George Santos (R-NY) is likely to plead guilty to multiple criminal charges in his fraud case, thereby sidestepping a trial. The specifics of any plea agreement remain unclear. Santos was confronted with 23 felony charges, with his trial set to commence on September 9. Following his indictment, the House expelled him in December 2023. According to The New York Times, he is expected &#8220;to make a statement in court admitting his wrongdoing,&#8221; potentially during his sentencing on Monday afternoon. Initially, Santos had pleaded not guilty and characterized the prosecution as a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221; Two of his campaign staff members have already admitted guilt for their involvement in misconduct related to Santos&#8217;s campaign activities.<\/p>\n<p>The core of Santos&#8217;s legal troubles stems from allegations that he falsified financial records during his successful congressional campaign in 2022. He is accused of stealing thousands by repeatedly charging donors&#8217; credit cards and soliciting contributions for what was claimed to be a super PAC. Additionally, he allegedly misrepresented himself as unemployed while collecting $24,000 in unemployment benefits despite working for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Since being expelled from the House, Santos attempted an unsuccessful run against Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) for New York\u2019s first congressional district\u2014a more conservative area on Long Island\u2014running as an independent before withdrawing from the race to avoid splitting the conservative vote there. He has also pursued various money-making ventures such as offering personalized videos on Cameo and subscriptions through OnlyFans while exploring cryptocurrency opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Santos has been active on social media platforms like X where he comments on political developments and pop culture while continuing to support Trump. Although it seems unlikely that he will return to Congress following these events, a conviction would not legally bar him from doing so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325997,"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\/08\/George-Santos.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37960,32750,32538,12040,32076],"class_list":["post-2325996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fraud-case","tag-guilty-plea","tag-plea-deal","tag-santos","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/George-Santos.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325996","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}