George Santos Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft, expressing remorse for his actions.
Santos’s sentencing was not without controversy.
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Santos was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022, but his tenure was fraught with ethics scandals amid myriad truth-stretching that caught the public eye — as well as that of late-night TV hosts.
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Santos initially filed to run as an independent to win back his seat in the 2024 election but dropped his campaign.
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Santos was elected in 2022, flipping a wealthy district representing parts of Queens and Long Island for the GOP.
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Santos was elected to the House in 2022.
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Santos served in the House of Representatives for nearly a year before his House colleagues expelled him in December 2023 over 23 federal charges related to wire fraud and identity theft.
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What emerged was a seemingly endless wave of falsehoods: lies about Santos’s employment history, his education, and even the cause of his own mother’s death.
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Santos was elected in 2022, flipping a wealthy district representing parts of Queens and Long Island for the GOP.
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Santos was expelled from Congress in 2023 after an ethics investigation found he had spent campaign funds on cosmetics, Botox, designer clothing, OnlyFans, and more, with over 100 Republicans joining Democrats in ousting their fellow party member.
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Friday’s sentencing caps a dramatic rise and fall for the 36-year-old Republican whose tall tales became more outrageous as time went on.
George Santos sentenced to 7 years on fraud, identity theft charges
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The sentencing marks a downfall for the former New York Republican congressman who pleaded guilty in August.
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Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison -- the maximum he faced -- on Friday after pleading guilty to a series of fraudulent schemes.
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Santos’ team insisted that the former politician understood the gravity of his crimes and requested a two-year sentence because of extenuating circumstances.
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Santos attempted to relaunch his political career last year by running as an Independent in a neighboring district to re-enter the House.
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How many years disgraced former Rep. George Santos will spend in prison is expected to come down to how remorseful he is.
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Summary
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft tied to his 2022 campaign. During sentencing, Santos expressed remorse but did not receive leniency from Judge Joanna Seybert, who questioned his sincerity. Santos, who pleaded guilty to multiple financial crimes in August 2024, must pay about $580,000 in penalties and follow two years of supervised release post-incarceration. The judge expressed concern over the vulnerability of some victims affected by Santos' actions, including those he stole identities from, while the ex-congressman faced ongoing public backlash.
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George Santos received an 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, following a guilty plea for various fraudulent schemes.
Prosecutors described Santos's actions as a 'brazen web of deceit' that defrauded donors and voters, with evidence of his lack of remorse shown through his social media activity and claims of being a victim of prosecutorial overreach.
Santos's defense argued for a two-year sentence citing his cooperation with authorities and difficult life circumstances, but the judge emphasized the severity of his crimes in her sentencing decision.
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