New York Congressman George Santos was charged by the Department of Justice in a federal probe. Details of charges are unknown at this time.
RELATED: George Santos faces potential House probe after harassment claim
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against Rep. George Santos, the fabulist Republican lawmaker whose outlandish fabrications about his personal and professional life raised his national profile and attracted legal scrutiny.
It was not immediately clear what charges the freshman lawmaker faces, though the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors in New York and Washington have been investigating allegedly false claims in his campaign finance filings, among other things.
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Karma is fast 💨
It’s sad how many GOP members stood up for this crook.
George Santos will look great in a orange jumpsuit behind bars 😅
Yellow?
@Krissy’s_Prelude thanks for the heads up 👍
Maybe Santos can LIE HIS WAY OUT OF PRISON ⚫
Santos is the federal prosecutor and his own defense attorney…
He is that good…no … that great 👍
That was quick, where’s hunter.