New York Republicans introduce resolution to expel George Santos
NY Rep. Bowman surrenders, pleads guilty over fire alarm fiasco10 additional campaign finance fraud chargesa resolution to expel him from Congress
that fellow Long Island GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito introduced on Thursday, along with four other Empire State Republican cosponsors. “The superseding indictment that he is going to court tomorrow for is based on his treasurer’s guilty plea,” Rep. Mike Lawler, one of the co-sponsors, told reporters. “So you have now a conviction in this case that very clearly lays out what he did and how he did it.”GOP Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to 10 additional campaign finance fraud charges on Friday during an arraignment hearing in Long Island federal court.
They also alleged that Santos falsely claimed to have loaned his campaign around $500,000 — despite his bank accounts registering less than $8,000 at the time. The other allegations include inflating campaign funding numbers to qualify for a national party committee program and fibbing on finance reports that at least 10 Santos family contributed to the congressman’s campaign.Prosecutors with the Eastern District of New York alleged Santos stole the identities of campaign donors and racked up $44,000 on their credit cards without authorization.
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