Guarantors’ aided Republican congressman after he was charged with fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds
The identities of two people who guaranteed George Santos’s $500,000 bail after the Republican congressman was charged with 13 counts of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds were set to be revealed on Thursday.
Earlier this week, a federal judge in Long Island, New York, set 12pm ET as the time for the guarantors’ identities to be released.
Santos tried to stop the process, arguing disclosure could threaten the guarantors’ safety amid a “media frenzy” and “hateful attacks”.
In a court filing, Santos’s lawyer said: “Given the political temperature in this country and acts of political violence that occur, the privacy interests of these suretors are far more concerning, especially considering their ages and respective employment.
