Unclear what charges as of now. Most likely campaign finance.

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Update: 13 count Indictment (PDF):https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/s...indictment.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/geo...urt-appearance

A 13-count indictment was made public Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging the congressman with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.

The indictment was returned Tuesday under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Central Islip, New York. Santos was arrested Wednesday morning and will be arraigned in the afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York. He currently is being held at that federal courthouse.

"This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. "Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself. He used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the House of Representatives. My Office and our law enforcement partners will continue to aggressively root out corruption and self-dealing from our community’s public institutions and hold public officials accountable to the constituents who elected them."

Santos’ charges of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements stem from three
main allegations: Here are the full details:

1) Fraudulent Political Contribution Solicitation Scheme

In September 2022, during his campaign for Congress, Santos allegedly used a limited liability company (Company #1) to defraud political supporters. He directed a political consultant (Person #1) to falsely tell donors that their money would be used to help elect Santos, including purchasing TV ads. Two donors transferred $25,000 each to Company #1, which Santos controlled. Shortly after, the money was transferred to Santos's personal accounts and used for personal expenses, including designer clothing, cash withdrawals, personal debts, and transfers to associates.

2) Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

Santos, while employed at an investment firm earning $120,000 annually, falsely claimed to be unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fraudulently received over $24,000 in unemployment benefits from June 2020 to April 2021.

3) False Statements to the House of Representatives

Finally, the indictment describes Santos’s alleged efforts to mislead the House of Representatives and the public about his financial condition in connection with each of his two Congressional campaigns.

Santos allegedly embezzled contributions from supporters, fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits, and lied in disclosures to the House of Representatives.

They finally found the Zodiac killer

Democrats out there charging as many Republicans as they can and Republicans do nothing but sit there and take it.

That's why my sig is so damn true.

Should prosecutors ignore their crimes then?

A Republican Politician is being charged with a crime???

I am shocked...







nvrmnd

GOP just sitting here doing nothing per usual.

the GOP already know if they indict a Democrat the (D) party will unleash their brown shirts and set everything on fire




Until the playing field is level we will always only see GOP politicians getting indicted


The GOP need to quit being afraid of being called names

To me, that just shows how corrupt the democrat party is and how one sided the legal system is...

this is the logic the deranged leftists lack

[QUOTE=EctoCanuck post_id=1682384013]A Republican Politician is being charged with a crime???

I am shocked...

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nvrmnd[/QUOTE]Establishment gonna establishment

Political crimes are not crimes.

In other words, they're pussies.

Read my sig.

let them.
they will only burn down their own chit hole cities anyways.
if they go outside the city they will get their asses beat down or shot.

win/win in my book.

InB4 charges are dropped when it's discovered Biden did the same thing.

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The GOP is controlled opposition

What should they do, and more importantly, why? He's an embarrassment to them.

Didn’t you vote for a black face racist dictator and then whom went back to say he didn’t force vaccines?

Does anybody here even know who this dude is? He's the biggest con artist in a long time. A massive pathological liar even by politician standards. Lol at people complaining about the GOP not doing anything.

Try educating yourself about the guy.

This... The guy is hated by everybody. Complete ****ing clown.

They certainly do when democrats commit crimes.

Exactly what I see as well. We're at the point where the democrats can't win anyone over, all they do is lose whatever moderates they could have had.

Update: 13 count Indictment (PDF):https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/s...indictment.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/geo...urt-appearance

A 13-count indictment was made public Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging the congressman with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.

The indictment was returned Tuesday under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Central Islip, New York. Santos was arrested Wednesday morning and will be arraigned in the afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York. He currently is being held at that federal courthouse.

"This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. "Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself. He used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the House of Representatives. My Office and our law enforcement partners will continue to aggressively root out corruption and self-dealing from our community’s public institutions and hold public officials accountable to the constituents who elected them."

Santos’ charges of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements stem from three
main allegations: Here are the full details:

1) Fraudulent Political Contribution Solicitation Scheme

In September 2022, during his campaign for Congress, Santos allegedly used a limited liability company (Company #1) to defraud political supporters. He directed a political consultant (Person #1) to falsely tell donors that their money would be used to help elect Santos, including purchasing TV ads. Two donors transferred $25,000 each to Company #1, which Santos controlled. Shortly after, the money was transferred to Santos's personal accounts and used for personal expenses, including designer clothing, cash withdrawals, personal debts, and transfers to associates.

2) Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

Santos, while employed at an investment firm earning $120,000 annually, falsely claimed to be unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fraudulently received over $24,000 in unemployment benefits from June 2020 to April 2021.

3) False Statements to the House of Representatives

Finally, the indictment describes Santos’s alleged efforts to mislead the House of Representatives and the public about his financial condition in connection with each of his two Congressional campaigns.

Santos allegedly embezzled contributions from supporters, fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits, and lied in disclosures to the House of Representatives.