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☆ George Santos pleads not guilty in federal court. But in Washington, some of his colleagues are forcing a vote to kick him out.
  + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jacqueline Swift | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
NY Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to 10 new charges in federal court on Friday. GOP lawmakers from New York moved this week to force a vote on whether to kick Santos out of Congress. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Rep. George Santos dodged protestors and kept silent after pleading not guilty to a slew of new criminal charges in federal court in New York on Friday. But in Washington DC, his congressional colleagues from New York are forcing a vote on whether to kick him out. AdvertisementAdvertisementSantos had previously pleaded not guilty to the original charges in May, and has called the federal case a "witch hunt."
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☆ More people are questioning George Santos' claim that he rescued 2,400 animals and are accusing him of pocketing thousands of dollars meant for pets: NYT
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
More people are coming forward and accusing George Santos of pocketing funds meant for pets. "It was excuse after excuse after excuse," Dos Santos told The New York Times. Dos Santos said she worked with Santos to sell $50 tickets to a barbecue with live music and drinks. The proceeds from the event, Dos Santos said, were meant to go to building a new shelter for abused pets. "It was excuse after excuse after excuse," Dos Santos said.
☆ FBI Investigating George Santos Over Alleged Fundraising Scheme
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Rep. George Santos (R., N.Y.) is under state and federal investigations for false statements he made during his campaign. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a U.S. Navy veteran’s accusations that New York Rep. George Santos scammed him out of $3,000 from an online fundraising campaign set up to help his dying dog years ago, the veteran said. Richard Osthoff, 47 years old, said last month that Mr. Santos ran a pet charity in 2016 that offered to help him raise donations to pay for a surgery to remove a tumor from his dog, Sapphire. After donations flowed in through a GoFundMe campaign, Mr. Osthoff said, Mr. Santos refused to provide the money for the dog’s care and stopped communicating with him.
☆ FBI Looking Into George Santos Over Fundraising Accusations
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Rep. George Santos (R., N.Y.) is under state and federal investigations for false statements he made during his campaign. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a U.S. Navy veteran’s accusations that New York Rep. George Santos scammed him out of $3,000 from an online fundraising campaign set up to help his dying dog years ago, the veteran said. Richard Osthoff, 47 years old, said last month that Mr. Santos ran a pet charity in 2016 that offered to help him raise donations to pay for a surgery to remove a tumor from his dog, Sapphire. After donations flowed in through a GoFundMe campaign, Mr. Osthoff said, Mr. Santos refused to provide the money for the dog’s care and stopped communicating with him.
☆ The FBI is investigating if George Santos scammed a military veteran by taking funds that were raised for his dying dog: report
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Military veteran Rich Osthoff told Politico he was contacted by two FBI agents on Wednesday. Osthoff in January accused Santos of taking over $3,000 from a fundraiser meant for a dying dog. "I'm glad to get the ball rolling with the big-wigs," Osthoff told Politico. Osthoff told Patch Sapphire died in January 2017 after he could not afford to pay for her surgery. Santos told Steakin he has "no clue" about the DBI investigation, and has "never met" Osthoff.
☆ A Navy vet is accusing George Santos of pocketing money from his dying dog's GoFundMe
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ryan Nobles | Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
It’s horrendous that he could lie and steal and cheat his way through life,” Osthoff said. “Fake,” Santos told the news outlet. When the veterinarian treating Sapphire said she would need a different surgeon, Santos suggested using his vet, instead, Osthoff said. Asked whether he wanted the money, Osthoff said, “The money doesn’t mean anything.”“That dog was the thing that kept me alive,” he said. … We do stupid things in life.”The Hill reported last week that Santos told reporters, “I have done nothing unethical.”Santos has resisted calls from fellow members of Congress to resign.
☆ GoFundMe says it removed George Santos' fundraiser for a veteran's sick dog and banned Santos' email from the platform after he ghosted them
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
GoFundMe says it took down a 2016 fundraiser for a dying dog that was linked to George Santos. GoFundMe told Insider it has a "zero tolerance policy" for the misuse of its services. As first reported by Patch, a military veteran is accusing Santos of taking $3,000 worth of GoFundMe funds meant for the man's sick dog. The platform told Insider that it has a "zero tolerance policy" for misuse of its services. Rich Osthoff, a veteran who lives in New Jersey, is accusing Santos of pilfering the GoFundMe funds.
☆ Rep. George Santos pushes back on 'insane' reports he took funds for veteran's dying dog
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
"The reports that I would let a dog die is shocking & insane," the freshman lawmaker from New York tweeted Thursday morning. Santos' office did not immediately provide any of those photos when asked by CNBC. Santos then became elusive, and finally told Osthoff he had moved the money into his charity to use "for other dogs," the veteran told Patch. If Santos were to leave office, it would likely trigger a competitive special election in New York for his seat. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., made a similar argument Thursday when asked by CNN whether he believed Santos should resign.
☆ A military veteran is accusing George Santos of pocketing $3,000 from his dying dog's GoFundMe page in 2016
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A military veteran has accused George Santos of taking money from his sick dog's GoFundMe. Osthoff told the media outlet his dog Sapphire was dying from a stomach tumor and that Devolder offered to help, starting a GoFundMe page for Sapphire in May 2016. Insider saw multiple posts on Osthoff's Facebook page from May to July 2016 that linked out to a GoFundMe page titled, "Click here to support sapphire The Veteran rescue! by Anthony Devolder." It was one of the most degrading things I ever had to do," Osthoff told Patch.
☆ Rep. George Santos denies taking money from GoFundMe for disabled veteran's dying dog
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos has denied allegations that he took off with thousands of dollars he helped raise for a disabled veteran seeking a lifesaving surgery for his service dog. Santos, who already faces bipartisan calls for his resignation, denied the reporting as "Fake" in a text to Semafor on Tuesday night. "No clue who this is," Santos added in a text to the outlet. Santos rebuffed Osthoff's request to let him use the money to take his dog to another vet, according to screenshots of text messages reported by Patch.
☆ George Santos used fake Jewish name on GoFundMe because he thought 'Jews will give more,' former roommate says
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
George Santos used a fake Jewish last name to raise money on GoFundMe, a former roommate told CNN. Using the name Zebrowski would encourage Jews to "give more," Santos said, per the roommate. Gregory Morey-Parker, who previously lived with Santos, told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday that Santos used several aliases during their time as roommates. Morey-Parker said he primarily knew Santos, who has listed his full name as George Anthony Devolder Santos, as Anthony Devolder. Santos later told the New York Post that he is Catholic and only claimed to be "Jew-ish."
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