"Rep. George Santos: Facing Expanded Charges of Fraud, Conspiracy, and Identity Theft"

Representative George Santos, a first-term Republican congressman from New York, is facing new charges in a superseding indictment that includes 10 additional felony counts. The charges accuse Santos of stealing the identities and credit cards of campaign donors, charging their cards without authorization, and distributing the funds to his own campaign, other candidates' campaigns, and his personal bank account. The indictment also alleges conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, false statements to the Federal Election Commission, and falsifying records. Santos' campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and admitted to her role in fraudulently reporting a fictional $500,000 loan to Santos' campaign. Santos has pleaded not guilty to the previous charges and is seeking re-election in 2024.