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Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehoods became both a scandal and a national punchline, was charged with a host of financial crimes in court papers unsealed Wednesday

Santos, 34, surrendered to federal authorities in the morning and is expected to appear in a federal courthouse in Central Islip, on Long Island, later Wednesday.

Officials said he has been charged with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements. The congressman and his lawyer did not respond to earlier messages seeking comment.

The federal allegations mark the latest chapter in a saga that has put Santos under a bright spotlight in Washington and beyond. The lies he told voters in a district stretching from parts of Long Island to Queens largely escaped national attention until after his November victory. Once they were revealed on a broad scale, Santos, who flipped a seat previously held by a Democrat, apologized for what he called “résumé embellishment.”

But some of the scrutiny has been aimed at more serious potential wrongdoing, including allegedly misrepresenting his campaign’s finances and deceiving people for his financial gain.

Santos has been the subject of multiple investigations. Prosecutors and federal agents have been scrutinizing his campaign finance reports and a host of related questions about his personal income and spending. Of particular interest to authorities is how Santos’s income seemed to fluctuate significantly, as well as a loan he made to his campaign of more than $700,000, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.

The congressman also came under fire for allegedly pocketing $3,000 from a GoFundMe page he purportedly set up for a homeless veteran to help pay for surgery for the man’s dying service dog. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission has interviewed people about Santos’s role in Harbor City Capital, an investment firm that was forced to shut down in 2021 after the SEC accused it of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme.”

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm Santos appears to be corrupt

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm
Why aren't you talking about the much larger corruption news coming out of DC today?

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm Santos appears to be corrupt, and is not fit to serve in DC.

Why aren't you talking about the much larger corruption news coming out of DC today?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527960-1/ ... estigation

FiatLux wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:44 pm

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm Santos appears to be corrupt

You're not sure?

The light switch is pretty dim in a "hayseeds" world.

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm Santos appears to be corrupt, and is not fit to serve in DC.

Why aren't you talking about the much larger corruption news coming out of DC today?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527960-1/ ... estigation

Mikey wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:54 pm You mean the guy who may be a douchebag but is neither running for or holding office?

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 4:07 pm 88braincells opening his mouth and getting crushed for it. T1B back to normal.

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 4:47 pmThe bank records show that President Biden received payments from Romanian and Chinese entities while serving as Vice-President to President Obama.

Smackie Chan wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 6:55 pmI'm not watching news, but is Fox slobbering all over this story?

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 7:27 pm

Smackie Chan wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 6:55 pmI'm not watching news, but is Fox slobbering all over this story?

I'm not watching news either. I suspect FOX is slobbering all over the story and that other media outlets are not. Same shit, different day.

I listened to the presser this morning on CSPAN. During that presser, there were assertions that $10M in payments went through pass-through entities, with 1/3 of it going to the Bidens (some to Joe, some to Hunter, some to Joe's brother, some to Beau's ex-wife, some to Joe's grandchildren etc.). The bank records were not obtained directly, but rather were obtained indirectly. The subpeonas were sent to the intermediary banks, and not the banks of the account holders. The memorandum only deals with Romania and China. But the House members who spoke said they have received some records and testimony from whistleblowers that relate to payments from other countries including Ukraine.

Could be much ado about nothing. But it does not make any logical sense. Why would foreign entities be transferring enormous sums of money to the Biden family's pass-through (non-operating) companies. These entities provide no goods or services. The only thing they have to sell is access to Biden. 16 of the 17 payments identified in the memo released during the presser were made at the time Joe Biden was vice-president. When his access to power ended, so did the payments. Kind of like the Clinton Foundation. Strange, eh?

Mikey wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 10:09 pm
Consider the source.


Comer releases Biden family probe update without showing link to president

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/1 ... e-00096067

Your guy Santos had already been charged with multiple felonies, with plenty of evidence. So this doesn't even amount to whataboutism, just a random ejaculation of unrelated bullshite

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 10:30 pm You guys are like a broken record. Should I dredge up the posts where you assured us that Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation because of the source?

Santos should go to prison if he is convicted of the crimes he is accused of. And even if he is not guilty of those crimes, he clearly slimed his way into office using deceptive means. He is not fit to serve in Congress. The Repubes should have removed him long ago.

DC is a swamp filled with vile humans and is in desperate need of a thorough draining. And that was the case even before Screwy found government teets there to suckle from. Viva la guerra, eh?

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 10:30 pm You guys are like a broken record. Should I dredge up the posts where you assured us that Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation because of the source?

Santos should go to prison if he is convicted of the crimes he is accused of. And even if he is not guilty of those crimes, he clearly slimed his way into office using deceptive means. He is not fit to serve in Congress. The Repubes should have removed him long ago.

DC is a swamp filled with vile humans and is in desperate need of a thorough draining. And that was the case even before Screwy found government teets there to suckle from. Viva la guerra, eh?

Kierland wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:46 am Yeah but what about the fact that you rape children? Seeing as we are throwing shit against a wall.

Booger wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:57 am

Kierland wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:46 am Yeah but what about the fact that you rape children? Seeing as we are throwing shit against a wall.

What the hell?!

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:08 am He has never had a decent take. Not surprised he extended his streak one more time.

Kierland wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:15 am

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:08 am He has never had a decent take. Not surprised he extended his streak one more time.

Dude it’s the same take you just threw down. “What about some other thing there is no proof for?” So way to buttfuck yourself in the mouth.

Kierland wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:14 am

Booger wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:57 am

Kierland wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:46 am Yeah but what about the fact that you rape children? Seeing as we are throwing shit against a wall.

What the hell?!

Is there something that confuses you about the sequence of events?

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 12:21 am You guys spout “whataboutism” as though it is some inappropriate response. It is just fine. Use it if you can, and when appropriate. Those who have reasonable positions are never upset when someone attempts to do so. It only causes butt hurt when the response shows hypocrisy, idiocy, myopia and/or insecurity.

You score 0 points by refusing to address the question on grounds that the question went beyond the confines of your straw man.

Whattaboutthat?

Diego in Seattle wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:54 am So I'm sure you guys will finally be discussing how the son-in-law of a POTUS was given $2 BILLION by a foreign government any day now.

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 2:17 am Link us up. Seriously. I hate all corruption. This is Jared Kushner, I presume?

88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 3:33 pm Santos appears to be corrupt, and is not fit to serve in DC.

Why aren't you talking about the much larger corruption news coming out of DC today?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527960-1/ ... estigation

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 1:36 pm Couldn't have happened to a bigger pile of human excrement. The personification of the current GQP--lie your ass off about everything as long as you get your way. Endorsed by Kevin McCarthy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... s-charges/

Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehoods became both a scandal and a national punchline, was charged with a host of financial crimes in court papers unsealed Wednesday

Santos, 34, surrendered to federal authorities in the morning and is expected to appear in a federal courthouse in Central Islip, on Long Island, later Wednesday.

Officials said he has been charged with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements. The congressman and his lawyer did not respond to earlier messages seeking comment.