🌴🌺 Da Kine Scandal Stay: George Santos Plead No Mo’ Guilty fo’ Fraud 💸😲
Da scandal-choke congressman, who wen run wit one life story all full wit lies, wen get charged wit 13 counts like wire fraud, money laundering, tiefing public funds, and lying on top fedral kine disclosure forms. 😵
Santos going be let go from lock up on top $500,000 bond, and he no can go any kine place. 🚫✈️
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Da one Republican, Representative George Santos, who wen win New York, aftah small kine time get da kine news dat he wen tell all fake stuffs on top his biography wen he stay campaigning. Da fedral prosecutors wen go charge him all kine tings like wire fraud, money laundering, tiefing public funds, and lying on top fedral kine disclosure forms. 📄🚨
Mr. Santos, 34, wen tell da court he no mo’ guilty fo’ all da charges on top da hearing fo’ fedral court on top Long Island on Wednesday aftanoon. He going be let go from lock up on top $500,000 bond dat going be secured by three oddah peepo, who no can tell who dey stay, and he no can go any kine place but New York, Washington and da places in da middle. 🏛️🔐
Da fedral prosecutors stay saying Mr. Santos wen do three kine schemes. 🕵️♂️
Planny of da indictment stay talking bout da allegations dat Mr. Santos wen tell one no name political consultant fo’ go get money fo’ one company dat he wen lie about dat stay one political fund. Da prosecutors stay saying dat Mr. Santos wen use da money fo’ his own kine tings, like buying fancy clothes and paying off his credit card. 💳🛍️
Da indictment also stay accusing Mr. Santos of claiming unemployment benefits dat stay from da coronavirus pandemic time. Da prosecutors stay saying dat Mr. Santos wen get ova $24,000 in unemployment money wen he stay making $120,000 a year from one Florida-based investment firm. 🏦💰
And da prosecutors stay saying dat Mr. Santos wen lie on top his financial disclosure forms wen he stay running fo’ Congress two times, in 2020 and 2022, fo’ make da House of Representatives and da public all confuse bout his money kine stuffs. Da indictment also stay saying dat Mr. Santos wen pump up his salary wen he stay running fo’ office, no talk about some income, and wen lie bout how much money stay in his checking and savings accounts. 🤥💼
Da charges wen make one big kine change fo’ one first-term congressman who wen go from one kine symbol of da Republicans coming back to one kine scandal-choke political punching bag. 🥊
But no look like da kine ting going change his place in Congress. Even wit planny oddah Republicans like da small kine peepo saying Mr. Santos gotta say aloha, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stay showing dat Mr. Santos going be able fo’ stay serving. 🏠🇺🇸
Mr. Santos stay getting all kine questions bout his background, his money, and his campaign money since last December, wen da New York Times and oddah places wen start talking bout all da lies he wen tell da voters bout his biography, education, and work history wen he stay running fo’ office.
If da guy stay convicted, Mr. Santos might stay in da slammer up to 20 years fo’ da top counts, da kine U.S. attorney’s office say. Dey wen work wit da F.B.I. and da Nassau County district attorney’s office fo’ investigate da case. 🚔👮
During da hearing on Wednesday, Mr. Santos’s lawyer stay saying dat he going keep going try fo’ win da re-election, and he say dat Mr. Santos need fo’ go oddah places not just New York and Washington fo’ “engage in dat election activity.” Da judge wen say dat mo’ traveling stay okay, but oni if Santos get da kine okay from pretrial services befo’ time. ✅🚗
Mr. Santos stay saying fo’ months dat he no do any kine bad criminal tings, even dough he wen admit fo’ lying bout going Baruch College and playing volleyball ova dea, and latah working fo’ da kine fancy Wall Street firms. No mattah wat, da braddah going try fo’ stay strong and keep going, but we going see wat going happen in da future. 🏐📉🤷♂️
Da whole island stay watching dis kine drama, and everybody stay talking story bout wat going happen to Mr. Santos next. Da political landscape stay changing, and da people stay waiting fo’ see if da braddah can bounce back o’ if dis kine scandal going be da end of his career. 🏝️👀🗣️
So, we stay watching, waiting, and wondering wat going happen wit dis kine scandal-plagued congressman. No mattah wat, da story stay far from pau, and we goin’ keep you updated on all da kine developments as dey come. Stay tuned! 📰📻📺
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🌴🌺 Scandal Unfolding: George Santos Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges 💸😲
The scandal-ridden congressman, who ran with a life story filled with lies, was charged with 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying on federal disclosure forms. 😵
Santos will be released from custody on a $500,000 bond and will face travel restrictions. 🚫✈️
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Republican Representative George Santos, who won in New York only to have revelations soon after that he had falsified his biography on the campaign trail, has been charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging indictment accusing him of wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying on federal disclosure forms. 📄🚨
Mr. Santos, 34, pleaded not guilty to all charges at a federal court hearing on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon. He will be released from custody on a $500,000 bond, secured by three individuals whose identities are not public, and his travel will be restricted to New York, Washington, and places in between. 🏛️🔐
Federal prosecutors say Mr. Santos was involved in three separate schemes. 🕵️♂️
The bulk of the indictment focuses on allegations that Mr. Santos directed an unnamed political consultant to solicit contributions to a company that he falsely claimed was a political fund. Prosecutors say that Mr. Santos used the money for personal expenses, including buying designer clothing and making credit card payments. 💳🛍️
The indictment also accuses Mr. Santos of fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits made available during the coronavirus pandemic. Prosecutors say that Mr. Santos received more than $24,000 in unemployment payments while he was drawing a salary of $120,000 a year from a Florida-based investment firm. 🏦💰
And prosecutors say that Mr. Santos knowingly made false statements on financial disclosure forms during both of his congressional campaigns, in 2020 and 2022, to mislead the House of Representatives and the public about his finances. The indictment also alleges that Mr. Santos falsely inflated his salary during both campaigns, failed to disclose some income, and lied about the balances in his checking and savings accounts. 🤥💼
The charges marked a significant turn in the fortunes of a first-term congressman who went from a symbol of Republican resurgence to a scandal-plagued political punching bag. 🥊
But it is unlikely to affect his immediate standing in Congress. Even as a growing number of rank-and-file Republicans are calling for Mr. Santos’s resignation, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has signaled that Mr. Santos will be allowed to continue to serve. 🏠🇺🇸
Mr. Santos has been besieged by questions about his background, his personal wealth, and his campaign finances since last December when The New York Times and other outlets began reporting on numerous lies about his biography, education, and work history that he had told voters on the campaign trail.
If convicted, Mr. Santos could face up to 20 years in prison for the top counts, according to the U.S. attorney’s office, which worked with the F.B.I. and the Nassau County district attorney’s office to investigate. 🚔👮
During Wednesday’s hearing, Mr. Santos’s lawyer said that he would continue with his re-election bid, arguing that Mr. Santos needed to be able to travel outside New York and Washington “to engage in that election activity.” The judge said that additional travel, so long as Santos received prior authorization from pretrial services. ✅🚗
Mr. Santos has for months denied any criminal wrongdoing, even as he has admitted to lying about attending Baruch College and playing volleyball there and later working for prestigious Wall Street firms.
The entire nation is watching this drama unfold, and everyone is discussing what will happen to Mr. Santos next. The political landscape is changing, and the public is waiting to see if he can bounce back or if this scandal will mark the end of his career. 🏝️👀🗣️
So, we continue to watch, wait, and wonder what will happen with this scandal-plagued congressman. No matter what, this story is far from over, and we will keep you updated on all developments as they occur. Stay tuned! 📰📻📺
