Santos hinted he would plead not guilty to the latest charges, and he repeated his vow not to resign from Congress.
Rep. George Santos of New York will be arraigned on new criminal wire fraud and identity theft charges.
Santos hinted he would plead not guilty to the latest charges and he repeated his vow not to resign from Congress.accuse the embattled freshman lawmaker of submitting false campaign finance reports and charging his campaign donors' credit cards without their permission.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
Santos has admitted to lying about his employment and education history during his campaign, and has also since been linked to numerous other scandals. But he has denied criminal wrongdoing.In May, federal prosecutors filed a 13-count indictment accusing Santos of defrauding supporters of his congressional campaign by soliciting contributions that he then used for his personal expenses, including designer clothes and credit card payments.
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