Federal regulators inquired about Rep. George Santos’ work for a company allegedly behind a Ponzi scheme.
have left him with few allies, even among his fellow Republicans, previously worked for an investment firm known as the Harbor City Capital Corporation. The company was shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission , which in 2021 called it a"classic Ponzi scheme."
In an interview for the CBS Reports documentary"Campaign of Deceit," Tiffany Bogosian described how she bumped into Santos, her old junior high classmate, at a Starbucks in 2020. As they caught up, she mentioned that she'd become an attorney and had recently helped a client reach a $2 million settlement.
"He asked for a $300,000 principal investment, and he essentially said the client was not allowed to know what it was being invested in at all," Bogosian said, adding that she didn't like the sound of it. Bogosian's client turned Santos down.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Imagesby The Washington Post in January. Bogosian told CBS News that SEC investigators interviewed her and her client after that story was published.
Rabbi Deborah Bravo, who leads a synagogue in Santos' district, said she thinks Santos spun false tales that he knew would connect with voters.
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