Representative George Santos, the Republican whose pivotal victory in New York was soon followed by revelations that he had falsified his biography on the campaign trail, surrendered to the authorities at federal court on Long Island on Wednesday morning., the scandal-plagued congressman has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.
His arraignment is scheduled for later today. Federal prosecutors' press statement added that the congressman faces"a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for the top counts." Santos has become the fourth member of Congress to be arrested while in office in recent years, following unrelated charges against Republican Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, Republican Duncan Hunter of California, and Republican Chris Collins of New York. As the scandals surrounding Santos intensified, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
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