Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence
In a post on Truth Social, the president said the ex-New York congressman has been "horribly mistreated" in prison.
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In a post on Truth Social, the president said the ex-New York congressman has been "horribly mistreated" in prison.
Former U.S. Representative George Santos is set to walk out of federal prison any minute now. President Trump posted on social media that he had commuted the New York congressman's seven-year fraud sentence. Santos had been serving time at a facility in Fairton, Cumberland County, since April. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft charges.
George Santos, the disgraced former congressman from New York, surrendered to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin his sentence.
George Santos has been sentenced to 87 months in prison on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges in New York.
Former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and indicted on 23 federal charges, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Former New York congressman George Santos is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court Monday on Long Island.
Santos faces a slew of federal charges related to alleged fraud and campaign finance violations, detailed in a pair of federal indictments handed down earlier this year.
Sen. John Fetterman hired ousted Rep. George Santos to make a Cameo video aimed at New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
Sen. John Fetterman has been urging New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez — who has been accused by the government of conspiring to act as an agent for Egypt — to resign.
Representatives from the Delaware Valley are speaking out after ousting Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress.
Rep. George Santos is just the sixth House member in U.S. history to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years.
New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman is co-sponsoring a privileged resolution to remove Santos.
New York Rep. George Santos has been charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements, falsification of records, and other charges.
Portions of the report, published here for the first time, show questions surfaced long before Rep. George Santos was elected.
House Republicans moved to refer a resolution to expel the indicted Republican to the House Ethics Committee in a 221 to 204 vote.
GOP leaders are debating how to handle the resolution to expel Santos, according to a Republican source. Since it is "privileged," the House has to act within two days.
The embattled congressman turned himself in around 9 a.m. Wednesday at federal court in Central Islip.
Santos is accused of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and false statements.
Wednesday morning, Rep. George Santos was arrested and processed at the federal courthouse in Central Islip - including being fingerprinted and having a mug shot taken.
Sources tell CBS News Santos is expected in court Wednesday.
The future congressman was questioned after his address was found in a car tied to the suspect in an ATM skimming case.
U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged with criminal theft in Pennsylvania in 2017 in connection with bad checks apparently used to buy puppies from dog breeders.
"I never claimed to be Jewish," Santos told the New York Post. "I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was 'Jew-ish.'"
