“Elected Republican George Santos Charged by Federal Justice for False Campaign Finance Claims and Lies about His Life”

The elected Republican George Santos, whose lies have made the headlines of the political and media world since his election in 2022, has been charged by federal justice, American media reported on Tuesday May 9.

The exact nature of the charges is not yet known, but according to CNN, the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors in New York and Washington were investigating charges including false campaign finance claims electoral.

Contacted by AFP, the Ministry of Justice declined to comment on the information.

According to CNN, which cites three sources familiar with the matter, federal prosecutors have charged George Santos and this New York elected official could appear in court on Wednesday.

Lies about whole sections of his life

George Santos, 34, who would have notably inflated his financial income and “embellished” his CV, admitted to having grossly lied about whole parts of his life.

The one who presented himself as a symbol of ” American dream “ is also accused of having lied or of having exaggerated the reality by presenting himself as “an American proud to be Jewish” – he grew up in a Catholic family, but maintains that his “Heritage is Jewish” – or even as the grandson of Holocaust survivors who fled Nazi barbarism.

It is the subject of multiple investigations, in Congress, in New York and as far away as Brazil.

Asked about the possible indictment of George Santos, Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy said he would look “charges” before considering any kind of expulsion from Congress.