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☆ Watchdog group accuses George Santos of campaign finance violations in FEC complaint
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
A national watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos for allegedly violating numerous campaign finance laws during his successful run for Congress. The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign watchdog organization, filed the complaint with the FEC on Monday. The group accuses the Santos campaign of allegedly violating three counts of campaign finance laws, including one tied to a $705,000 loan the lawmaker made to his campaign. Santos is under scrutiny by congressional lawmakers and federal authorities for lying and embellishing key elements of his resume during his 2022 campaign for Congress. The Campaign Legal Center claims that the loan he made to his campaign may have come from a straw donor.
☆ U.S. watchdog accuses Rep. George Santos of breaking campaign finance laws
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A federal watchdog on Monday accused newly elected Republican U.S. Representative George Santos of breaking campaign finance laws by concealing funding sources and using donor money to pay rent on his personal residence. "The commission should thoroughly investigate what appear to be equally brazen lies about how his campaign raised and spent money," according to the complaint. Santos' office in Congress referred queries to the lawmaker's election campaign, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Campaign Legal Center said Santos' campaign finance disclosures also do not square with other disclosures he has made regarding his income and assets. "The overall circumstances instead indicate that unknown individuals or corporations may have illegally funneled money to Santos's campaign," according to the complaint.
☆ George Santos hit with 3 new ethics complaints over his campaign spending, fundraising, and financial disclosure
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Santos was sworn into office on Friday despite a record of alleged fraud and lies about his background. Now, End Citizens United is filing complaints against Santos with the FEC, OCE, and DOJ. Santos faces a slew of other campaign finance-related complaints and is under investigation in 2 countries. The trio of complaints add to a barrage of other complaints the congressman is already facing. Santos' history and finances are also under investigation by prosecutors at the federal level, in New York state, and in Brazil.
☆ As George Santos Enters Congress, Brazil to Reopen Fraud Case Against Him
  + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Byron Tau In Washington | Luciana Magalhaes In São Paulo | Byron Tau | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Congressman-elect George Santos of New York, looking to the side, attended the opening session of the 118th Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos (R, N.Y.) spent his first day in Congress dodging reporters and voting in the contentious race for speaker, while Brazilian authorities said they intended to reopen a criminal investigation into allegations that he committed check fraud there in 2008. Mr. Santos, a 34-year-old who won a narrow victory for Republicans in a district of Long Island usually dominated by the Democrats, has faced scrutiny in recent weeks after admitting that he had lied to voters about his work and education history.
☆ Brazil to Reopen Fraud Case Against George Santos
  + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Congressman-elect George Santos of New York, looking to the side, attended the opening session of the 118th Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. SÃO PAULO—Brazilian authorities said they intend to reopen a criminal investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos of New York over charges that he committed check fraud in 2008 in Brazil—a case that had been suspended because police had been unable to find him. Mr. Santos, a 34-year-old Republican who takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, has faced criticism in recent weeks from Democrats and prosecutors after admitting that he had lied to voters about his work and education history.
☆ Ex-boyfriend accuses George Santos of stealing his phone, not paying bills, and never going to work: report
  + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
His ex-boyfriend told The New York Times that he feels gullible for believing some of the lies. Santos' ex accused Santos of stealing his phone and rarely paying bills, per The Times. Vilarva said that Santos, elected in November to represent a Long Island district, who he found "charming and sweet," rarely contributed to bills. Goldman Sachs, which Santos also listed as a former workplace, told the newspaper it had no record of his employment. After these incidents, Vilarva told the newspaper that he searched Santos' name online and discovered that Brazilian police wanted him.
☆ GOP Rep-elect George Santos reportedly divorced a woman 2 weeks before running for office in 2019 despite suggesting he's been 'openly gay' for a decade
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
He reportedly divorced a woman, Uadla Santos, in 2019 less than 2 weeks before launching his first campaign. But he's said that he's "openly gay" and has "never had an issue with my sexual identity in the past decade." Now, another key aspect of his biography — Santos is the first non-incumbent out gay Republican ever elected to Congress — has also been complicated. The Daily Beast reported on Thursday that Santos divorced a woman named Uadla Santos in 2019, just two weeks before launching his ill-fated 2020 congressional campaign against Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi. While it's possible that Santos is, in fact, gay, the marriage complicates public statements that Santos has made about his own sexuality.
☆ Why the George Santos fiasco points to Democrats’ political malpractice
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Arick Wierson | Arick Wierson Is A Six-Time Emmy Award-Winning Television Producer | A Former Senior Aide To Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He Advises Political | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
And in the case of Santos, it appears that Democrats failed to look into not one but an entire range of allegedly dubious claims made by the congressman-elect. Even more astonishing — and indeed puzzling for Democrats — is the fact that this wasn’t Santos’ first rodeo. Moreover, what does all this say about Democrats’ overall political operation not only in New York state but nationwide? It appears that Democrats, at least in this case, have been asleep at the wheel for some time. This Santos case should force some real self-examination on the part of Democrat’s political operations.
☆ George Santos responds to report that accused him of misrepresenting credentials on campaign trail
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Santos, 34, was elected to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District, beating Democrat Robert Zimmerman last month. Representatives for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs told NBC New York they had no record of his employment. In a statement Monday, Santos’ lawyer, Joseph Murray, dismissed the story, insisting that Santos was being smeared by "enemies" at the paper, and suggesting that Santos, posed a threat to Democrats. "It is no surprise that Congressman-elect Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations. The upset means Santos will succeed Democrat Tom Suozzi, who lost a primary bid for governor this year.
☆ Incoming GOP congressman George Santos appears to have lied about his job history, educational background, and even possibly his home address. But House Republicans have no incentive to stop him from
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A recent New York Times report details how Representative-elect George Santos misrepresented his past. The avenues the GOP can take to address Santos are few and unlikely. Santos' attorney, Joseph Murray, responded to the New York Times' allegations by attacking the publication and using a misattributed Winston Churchill quote. Schaub also noted that Republicans in Congress could deny Santos committee assignments, an action that could affect Santos' future reelection chances. "According to the New York Times story, none of those were verifiable.
☆ 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.
☆ Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh went to CPAC boss Matt Schlapp's holiday party, which Trump ally Stephen Miller and Rep. Matt Gaetz also attended: report
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh went to a holiday party at the home of Matt Schlapp Friday night. Schlapp is the chairman of the influential right-wing group Conservative Political Action Coalition. The appearance has sparked questions about possible conflicts of interest with a sitting Supreme Court justice attending a private party of right-wing leaders. Miller's conservative group, America First Legal, has filed briefs on cases that are pending before the Supreme Court, according to Bloomberg. Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to establish an enforceable code of conduct for the Supreme Court justices.
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