George Santos Gets Seven Years for Stealing Campaign Funds
George Santos exits federal court in Central Islip, New York, on April 25.
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Former US Representative George Santos, a onetime rising Republican star who falsely claimed to have worked for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. before running for Congress, was ordered to serve seven years and three months in prison for stealing campaign funds.
Santos, 36, was sentenced Friday in Central Islip, New York, by US District Judge Joanna Seybert, who called his crimes “flagrant thievery.” The 87-month prison term matched a recommendation by federal prosecutors. A lawyer for Santos asked for two years. The judge told Santos to surrender to federal custody by July 25.