Santos Prosecutors Say Talks on ‘Paths Forward’ Are Underway
- Lawmaker pleaded not guilty in May and defied calls to resign
- New York Republican calls any talk of plea deal ‘speculative’
George Santos faces as many as 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
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Prosecutors in Representative George Santos’s federal fraud case said the two sides are discussing “possible paths forward,” as the US won a postponement to accommodate the talks.
It isn’t clear if the embattled Republican congressman from New York, who pleaded not guilty in May, is negotiating an agreement to plead guilty. In a text message to Bloomberg News, he called any talk of a plea deal “speculative.”