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Former representative George Santos He published a theatrical farewell on social media on Thursday night, a few hours before he was supposed to start serving a federal prison sentence for fraud and theft.
“Well, the favorite … The curtain falls, the spotlight is dim, and the rhinestones are packed,” Santos wrote on X.
“From the Congress hall to the chaos cable news, what was the trip! Was it dirty? Always. Honestly? Sometimes? I tried … most days. For my fans: You made this wild political cabaret.
It is expected that there was a former New York Congress, which informs federal care to start serving an 87-month term, just over seven years old, After the guilty In 2024 before the fraud and exacerbation of identity theft.
Santos was evaluated by the maximum punishment in April by US District Judge Joana Sejbert. He was also ordered to pay almost $ 374,000 for restitution and deprive more than $ 205,000 for fraud.
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Santos is one of the six members of the House of Representatives in history. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
His Recognition of guilt followed the broad investigation Finance of the company’s financeTheft of donors and false unemployment requirements.
“This accusation says the truth that my office is seeking to aggressively introduce corruption in society,” said US Prosecutor John J. Darem, who called the verdict “Judge’s Day” for Santos and justice for his victims. The district prosecutor of Nasau Anne T. Donali said that Santos “traded with his good faith for design clothes and a luxurious lifestyle.”
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Former US spokesman George Santos arrives in court in Central, New York, August 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Prosecutors shared how Santos and his treasurer, Nancy Marx, a doctorate, reports the donor to receive the right to finance the National Republican Party. They fabricated the contributions from the Santos family and falsely reported the Santos loan of $ 500,000, although there were less than $ 8,000 in his accounts.
He also stole the credit card information from the donors, including ‘the victims he knew According to Doj. Santos also used a fake political campaign to demand tens of thousands of dollars he spent on “design clothes”.
During the pandemic pandemic, Santos Folkoln, a $ 24,000, helped unemployment during the employment at the investment firm. He also submitted false financial disclosing Congress information into the house.
According to Doj, Santos purposefully aimed at the elderly with “cognitive impairment” in the schemes of theft. (Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Santos was elected in 2022 after turning the 3rd district of New York for GOP. His resume was easily unbuttoned. He falsely claimed that academic degrees, workplaces on Wall -Rate and family ties with the Holocaust and September 11.
It was expelled from Congress in December 2023 after a terrible report on ethics, becoming only a sixth member who was taken out of the People’s House if something was taken out.
Santos remained publicly active after being sentenced, selling a video message on Cameo and creating messages in social media.
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His tweet came to the conclusion: “I may leave the scene (yet), but believe me, legends never come out.”
If not pardoned, Santos is expected Donald Trump For pardon.
The White House and Santos did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request.