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After months of congressional hand-wringing, Mr. Santos finally met his demise on Friday, after Republicans and Democrats each offered separate expulsion resolutions. The resulting debate on the House floor on Thursday captured the absurdity and unseemliness of Mr. Santos’s scandals. Mr. Santos is only the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body’s history. Mr. Santos must still contend with the federal indictment in which prosecutors have accused him of multiple criminal schemes. (That company, Harbor City Capital, has been accused of operating a Ponzi scheme by the Securities and Exchange Commission, though Mr. Santos has not been implicated.)

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☆ Look of the Week: Another Hadid sister makes runway debut in Copenhagen style
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Alana, half sister of “Next in Fashion” host Gigi and 2022 Model of the Year Bella Hadid, made her runway debut at Copenhagen Fashion Week opening the Spring-Summer 2024 show for Danish brand Saks Potts on Monday. At Saks Potts, Alana wore a pair of silver flip flops and sequinned skirt. Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesWhile the presence of metallic flip flops may be a cause of concern for some, the laissez-faire footwear has long been the staple shoe of Copenhagen’s style set. In 2018, Vogue declared Havaianas the shoe of the Danish capital’s fashion week and the trend has held steady ever since. Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesBella and Gigi’s older sister has already followed up her catwalk debut, later walking for Copenhagen brand Munthe.

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☆ The Obscure G.O.P. Bookkeeper at the Center of the George Santos Mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Grace Ashford | Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The degree to which Ms. Marks was aware of Mr. Santos’s numerous biographical deceptions is not clear. In May 2021, Red Strategies USA was born. The placements cost $3,800, though Mr. Hafizi paid Red Strategies $12,000, according to a person with direct knowledge of the arrangement. Red Strategies was not the only company Mr. Hafizi patronized that was tied to Ms. Marks, who was also his treasurer. By then, Ms. Marks and Mr. Santos were just a few weeks from an unlikely upset victory that would alter the course of their careers.

☆ George Santos was accused of issuing $15,125 in bad checks for 'puppies,' but the theft charge was dropped after he said his checkbook was stolen, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. George Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania in 2017, Politico reported. Santos's past charity work with animals has come under increasing scrutiny. Tiffany Bogosian, a New York attorney who attended junior high with Santos, told the outlet she helped him deal with the charge after they had reconnected. Santos made out $15,125 in checks to dog breeders in an Amish area of the state, Politico reported. The animal charity accusations are among the many controversies concerning Santos's past.

☆ A cousin of a sanctioned Russian oligarch reportedly has 'deep' ties to Rep. George Santos and had business contracts with Michael Cohen
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. George Santos has closer ties to Russian oligarchs than previously known, per The Washington Post. Santos reportedly received campaign donations from Andrew Intrater, a cousin of Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg. Santos also claimed that Columbus Nova was his "client" while working for Harbor City Capitol to find new investors in 2020, the paper reported. Intrater is also a known associate of former-Trump attorney Michael Cohen as well, Insider previously reported. Representatives for Santos, Intrater and Columbus Nova did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

☆ George Santos Raised Money for Company the SEC Says Was a Ponzi Scheme
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Byron Tau | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

George Santos was hired in 2020 by Harbor City Capital, where his job was to bring in investors for the company’s financial offering, according to people familiar with the matter. WASHINGTON—Embattled Rep. George Santos persuaded at least one person to make a six-figure investment in a Florida-based company that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission later said was a Ponzi scheme, according to people familiar with the matter and documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Santos was hired in 2020 to raise capital for the company, Harbor City Capital , and landed at least one significant investment from a wealthy investor, the people said. When the investment failed to deliver on the promised returns, according to one of the people, Mr. Santos sought to reassure the investor by saying he had personally raised nearly $100 million and had invested his own family’s money in Harbor City.

☆ Republicans ignored Rep. George Santos' red flags as he propelled himself to a House victory deceiving voters, NYT reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An NYT report revealed that at least some of the GOP knew of Rep. George Santos' lies. "I guess unfortunately we rely on the person to be truthful to us," the GOP Nassau County chairman told The Times. According to the Times, Santos hired an unnamed Washington research firm to conduct a vulnerability study in connection to his campaign towards the end of 2021. But the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee failed to follow up on red flags when looking into Rep. George Santos because researchers were encumbered with other researching dozens of other candidates, per the Times. Santos has faced multiple calls to resign but has remained steadfast in his conviction to complete his term despite deceiving 142,000 voters.

☆ Rep. George Santos was paid by a company that the SEC called a 'classic Ponzi scheme' but he never disclosed the payments as a candidate, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Wednesday, WaPo reported he was paid by a firm accused of being a Ponzi scheme in April 2021. A financial disclosure filed by Santos as a candidate that covered January 2021 to December 2022 did not list any payments from Harbor City Capital. An SEC complaint was filed against Harbor City Capital on April 20, 2021. The complaint, which did not name Santos, said the company's founder spent investors' money on personal expenses and paid them monthly interest payments in "classic Ponzi scheme fashion." Santos previously told The Daily Beast he did not know about what was going on at the company.

☆ Incoming GOP congressman George Santos reportedly lied about his employment, his education, losing four employees in the Pulse shooting, his residence, and his religious background
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

An incoming GOP congressman from Long Island has several gaps in his resume, according to news reports. Santos has begun to address the falsehoods in interviews with the New York Post and City & State New York. But representatives from the school told the Times they had no record of his enrollment, despite searching multiple variations of his name. Santos has said that he never claimed to be Jewish, just "Jew-ish," despite describing himself as a "proud American Jew" during his campaign. The Republican Jewish Coalition now says he lied to them.

☆ From nothing to millions — incoming Republican Rep. George Santos' congressional financial disclosures raise more questions about his truthfulness
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In his first run for Congress two years ago, Republican George Santos disclosed having almost no assets. A new New York Times report revealed several inaccuracies in Santos' reported resume. The Devolder Organization, in which Santos disclosed that he had "100% interest," was one of six stakeholders in a Florida-based firm, Red Strategies USA. Santos' past in questionA newly released report by the New York Times and other publications put other aspects of Santos' resume into question. The New York Times also indicated that Santos may have lied about losing colleagues in the Pulse nightclub shooting and his residence.

☆ Incoming GOP congressman reportedly lied about his employment history, where he went to college, losing four employees in the Pulse nightclub shooting, and possibly his residence
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An incoming GOP congressman from Long Island has several gaps in his resume, according to a NYT report. He appears to have lied about his employment history, his college degree, and possibly his residence. He also claimed to have lost four employees in the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting. And according to a New York Times investigation, he may have a historically large amount of questions to answer about his resume. But representatives from the school told the Times they had no record of his enrollment, despite searching multiple variations of his name.

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