Among other things, the charges allege a campaign finance fraud operation where he used donor money to buy designer clothes and pay his personal debts.
NEW YORK — Long Island Congressmanin a 13-count federal indictment with wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to Congress.
Santos was in custody in the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, pending a court appearance in the afternoon.They include a 2020 scheme to collect COVID-19-related unemployment funds even though he was pulling down a salary as an investment firm director, a campaign finance fraud operation where he used donor money to buy designer clothes and pay his personal debts, and a string of lies about his assets and income to the House of Representatives.
“This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations,” stated Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. “Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself.”
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