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politics2 years ago

"Rep. George Santos Faces Expulsion Vote Amidst New Charges and Trial Date Set"

Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing identities, making unauthorized charges on donors' credit cards, and lying to federal election officials. A trial has been set for September 2024, with the 23-count superseding indictment including charges of wire fraud, false statements, identity theft, and access device fraud. Santos' former campaign finance chief, Nancy Marks, has already pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Despite the charges, Santos has stated that he will not step down from his position in Congress.

via ABC News|
#fraud-charges#pleads-not-guilty#politics
politics2 years ago

Rep. George Santos indicted on 23 counts including conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft, and credit card fraud

Rep. George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has been charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, lying to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and more in a 23-count superseding indictment. The charges include stealing people's identities, making unauthorized charges on donors' credit cards, and fabricating loans and contributions to inflate his campaign's reported receipts. Santos and his campaign treasurer allegedly devised a plan to submit false reports to the FEC to mislead officials and qualify for a program offered by the national party. Santos is also accused of stealing campaign contributors' identities and charging their cards without authorization. Despite the charges, Santos has refused to resign.

via Fox News|
#conspiracy#fec#politics
politics2 years ago

Rep. George Santos indicted on multiple charges, including identity theft and fraud

Rep. George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has been hit with 23 additional charges, including identity theft and wire fraud. Prosecutors allege that Santos charged a supporter's credit card in excess of their contribution and transferred the money to his personal bank account. The charges also include making false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and falsifying records to obstruct the FEC. Santos is accused of stealing people's identities, lying about his campaign's financial state, and falsely inflating reported receipts. He is also alleged to have been involved in a credit card scheme where contributors' cards were charged repeatedly and above FEC contribution limits. Santos has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

via NBC News|
#federal-election-commission#identity-theft#politics
politics2 years ago

"Superseding Indictment: Trump and Staffers Face Arraignment in Classified Documents Case"

Former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty to new charges in the classified documents probe, while Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, could not be arraigned due to pending arrangements for local counsel. The charges allege that the three men conspired to obstruct justice by attempting to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago to conceal information from the FBI and grand jury. Prosecutors claim that Trump communicated with Nauta and De Oliveira, and that De Oliveira instructed the deletion of the security footage. De Oliveira is also charged with making false statements and concealing an object. Trump has denied all charges and called the probe a political witch hunt.

via ABC News|
#classified-documents#donald-trump#mar-a-lago
legal2 years ago

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, has pleaded not guilty to five additional charges, including allegations of bribery of a Chinese government official, added since his December 2022 arraignment. Bankman-Fried's legal team argued that he did not acknowledge the court's authority to bring the charges against him. Other charges include conspiracy counts related to fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud during his time at FTX. Bankman-Fried has been free on bail since December and is currently confined to his parents' California home.

via Cointelegraph|
#bribery#ftx#legal