Santos and his campaign have faced a swath of charges in 2023.
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), whose former treasurer recently pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge, was hit with another round of charges Tuesday, with prosecutors alleging the disgraced congressman engaged in two schemes that involved the stealing of donors’ identities and financial information.Key Facts
Santos was charged with ten criminal counts including one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the U.S., two counts of wire fraud, two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission, two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of access device fraud.
