Post by Admin on May 10, 2023 15:09:50 GMT
Rep. George Santos has officially been charged with wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements. abcn.ws/44Ot0QL
Santos again included falsehoods in his financial disclosure forms, according to the indictment.
Santos lied about earning a $750,000 salary and between $1 million and $5 million in dividends from his company, the Devolder Organization, according to the indictment, and falsely claimed to have a checking account that held between $100,000 and $250,000, and a savings account with deposits of between $1 and $5 million.
"These assertions were false. Santos had not received from the Devolder Organization the reported amounts of salary or dividends," prosecutors said in the indictment.
Santos was placed under arrest this morning and will be arraigned on the indictment this afternoon.