Long Island Liar George Santos is expected to plead guilty in campaign fraud trial
Disgraced ex-congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty to campaign fraud charges after months of denying them.
Santos was expelled from his House seat on Long Island after it was discovered that most of the claims he made to voters about his life in 2022 were fabricated.
After he was booted out in December, he was replaced by Democrat Tom Suozzi in a special election, leaving Republicans with an even smaller majority.
He pleaded not guilty to 23 charges in federal court, including identity theft, charging his donors' credit cards without their approval, and submitting false campaign reports.
Disgraced ex-congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty to campaign fraud charges after months of denying them
Santos is accused of funneling political donations into his lavish spending on botox, designer clothes, casino holidays, and OnlyFans fees.
He also allegedly collected $24,000 in unemployment benefits while he did have a job, lying about his income on disclosure forms, and inventing donations to make his campaign look better.
Santos frequently insisted he was innocent, but multiple news outlets reported on Saturday that he planned to plead guilty on Monday, citing sources close to him.
His case was supposed to go to trial on September 9 and Santos at a hearing on Tuesday reiterated his not guilty plea.
Prosecutors lined up more than 30 witnesses and gave 1.3 million pages of evidence to the court - compared to Santos' five pages.
The Ethics Committee found that Santos stole campaign donations to fund a lavish lifestyle, and improperly charged donors' credit cards at luxury stores.
The stunning dossier also stated the congressman reported fake loans to his political committees so that donors and party committees would want to make further contributions to him.
It found Santos deceived people into donating to RedStone Strategies, which in 2022 was listed as a committee dedicated to supporting his candidacy.
Santos yucked it up with Congressman Matt Gaetz, making a dramatic appearance at President Biden's State of the Union address in March
He then transferred those funds to his personal account, using the money on Sephora, OnlyFans, and a $4,000 purchase at Hermes.
The report also found he spent campaign funds on Botox treatments and lavish Atlantic City trips with his husband.
Santos in April dropped a bid to reclaim his seat, claiming he did not want to split the vote between himself and Nick LaLota to 'guarantee' a Democratic victory.
'Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems,' the lying Long Island former congressman claimed on Twitter.
'It is clear that with the rise of antisemitism in our country we cannot afford to hand the house to Dems as they have a very large issue with antisemitism in their ranks,' he went on.
'Staying in this race all but guarantees a victory for the Dems in the race.'
LaLota shot back at the news: 'Chat GPT translation: He’s taking a plea deal.'
Santos' comeback bid for Congress raised no money at all last month after he announced his bid.
Santos pathologically lied about his life and himself when running for Congress in 2022. The tall tales were not revealed until after the election and he was expelled from Congress last year
George Santos posted his first few Cameo messages dressed as his drag persona Kitara Ravache in red lipstick, a red feather boa and a brown wig
Filings with the Federal Election Committee showed no contributions and no expenditures for his campaign committee.
Santos announced a run against LaLota after making a dramatic appearance at President Biden's State of the Union address.
He did not qualify for the Republican primary in June, but could have still run as an independent.
Santos tried various schemes to pay his legal fees, including charging $500 on Cameo - which worked for a while until the price dropped dramatically.
He also dabbled in cryptocurrency, claimed he was making a documentary, and joined OnlyFans as a performer.
