Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) signed a deal with Brazilian prosecutors in which he confessed to theft and agreed to pay fines if they dropped the criminal case against him. A day earlier, he pleaded not guilty to charges brought by U.S. federal prosecutors.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rep. George Santos signed a deal with Brazilian prosecutors Thursday in which he confessed to theft and agreed to pay restitution and fines if prosecutors agree to drop the criminal case against him, bringing a likely resolution in a case that has tailed the embattled politician for more than a decade.
The deal reached means Santos, 34, won’t have to fight criminal prosecution in two countries. The first-term congressman, who announced his reelection bid last month, wasSantos, who has vowed not to resign, has been accused him of wide-ranging financial crimes, including misappropriating donor money for his personal gain and wrongfully claiming unemployment benefits.
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