George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after being charged with practically two dozen crimes, lower a cope with federal prosecutors, pleading responsible to 2 counts as an alternative.
Santos reached the deal Monday … pleading responsible to aggravated id theft and wire fraud … in response to the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the Jap District of New York.
5/10/23
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The plea deal comes a number of weeks earlier than Santos was set to face trial in New York … and whereas the deal possible means there will probably be no trial, it stays to be seen how the decide will deal with George on the sentencing.
George was in court docket Monday in Central Islip, NY … reportedly copping to utilizing a marketing campaign donor’s bank cards for his personal private use between September and October 2022.
As we reported … Santos was arrested in Might 2023 on a slew of felony prices, together with mendacity about private funds, wire fraud, cash laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements.
Santos will not be sentenced till February … at which period he might find yourself getting a handful of years in jail.
