Judge orders release of George Santos' bail guarantors' identities

A federal judge has ordered the identities of the people who secured indicted congressman George Santos’ release from federal custody on $500,000 bond to be made public, but delayed the release of the names in case Santos wants to appeal. Santos' attorney had pleaded with the judge to keep the names sealed, saying Santos would rather be imprisoned than have the identities of the people who put up the bond for him revealed. Santos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the top counts if convicted, and the potential forfeiture of his assets.