Rep. George Santos was interviewed by the Secret Service in 2017 as part of an ATM fraud investigation targeting his friend, sources say.
March 3, 2023, 12:04 PMRep. from New York, George Santos, looks on as the House of Representatives convenes for the 118th Congress, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington., R-N.Y., was interviewed by U.S. Secret Service agents in 2017 as part of an ATM fraud investigation that targeted a friend of his, sources familiar with the case told ABC News.
That individual, Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha, had been living in a Seattle hotel where authorities subsequently found multiple card-skimming devices, sources said.The shipping address on the packaging for some of those items was the same address where Santos lived in Florida, the sources said. Trelha was ultimately convicted and sentenced on charges related to ATM-skimming and turned over to immigration authorities for deportation to Brazil -- but not before Santos appeared in a Seattle courtroom on his friend's behalf.
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