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Investing.com -- George Santos, a former U.S. Representative, has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft. A federal judge handed down the sentence on Friday. Santos, whose time in Congress was marred by scandal, was expelled from his position after a short tenure.
In August of the previous year, Santos pleaded guilty to two of the 23 criminal charges he faced. The charges were related to inflating fundraising numbers and fabricating donor names during the 2022 election cycle. He did this to qualify for financial support from the Republican Party. At the time, Santos was a new political figure, elected to represent a portion of New York City and its eastern suburbs.
The sentencing was carried out by Eastern District of New York Judge Joanna Seybert. She sentenced the 36-year-old Santos to 87 months in a federal prison and ordered him to surrender by July 25, as reported by the New York Times (NYSE:NYT).
During the sentencing, Judge Seybert told Santos, "Mr. Santos, words have consequences. You got elected with your words, most of which were lies." In April, prosecutors had recommended the same 87-month sentence, stating that it was appropriate given the severity of Santos’ unique crimes.
Santos had made several false claims during his campaign. He claimed that he attended New York University, worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup (NYSE:C), and that his grandparents had escaped the Nazis during World War Two. None of these claims were accurate.
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