Santos actually earned $15 per hour working at a contact center on a quiet industrial avenue in Queens, New York rather than on Wall Street prior to entering politics.
Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos has finally admitted that he lied on the campaign trail about working at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs and went to CUNY Baruch College, describing it as « resume embellishment. » However, he stressed that the controversy won’t stop him from serving out his two-year term in Congress.
Santos, 34, came under intense scrutiny for weeks after it was reported that the Long Island representative-elect had made a number of false statements. Concerns persisted regarding the institution Santos claimed to have attended as well as his employment history with renowned Wall Street companies. However, he finally opened up on Monday saying that several of his claims were false.
In a surprising revelation on Monday, the Republican candidate admitted to « embellishing » important elements on his CV and said he was « sorry. » Up until today, he had not publicly addressed the matter.
« My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry, » Santos told the outlet on Monday.
Despite claiming on his resume to have done so, the soon-to-be congressman acknowledged that he had « never worked directly » for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
Santos actually earned $15 per hour working at a contact center on a quiet industrial avenue in Queens, New York rather than on Wall Street prior to entering politics.
Although he had previously claimed to hold a degree from Baruch in 2010, he has since admitted that he never graduated from any college.
Santos is now claiming that both of the financial behemoths did business with a company named Link Bridge, where he served as vice president.
