OAN Staff Sophia Flores
9:38 AM – Friday, April 25, 2025
Former New York GOP Representative George Santos has been sentenced to over seven years behind bars. Those years in prison will be followed by two years of supervised release.
On Friday, a federal court sentenced the 36-year-old to a hefty prison sentence in connection to his 23-counts of wire fraud and identity theft cases. Santos was also charged with falsification of records and credit card fraud.
As part of a plea deal back in August, Santos pleaded guilty to the charges. He admitted to stealing the identities of nearly a dozen individuals and deceiving donors to fund his congressional campaign.
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