Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source says

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead blameworthy to aggregate counts successful his national fraud case, according to a idiosyncratic acquainted with the matter.

Santos, a Republican from New York, is expected to participate the plea astatine a tribunal proceeding planned for Monday connected Long Island, the idiosyncratic said.

The idiosyncratic could not publically sermon details of the plea and spoke to The Associated Press connected information of anonymity.

The tribunal proceeding was scheduled for Monday day aft prosecutors and Santos’ lawyers jointly requested 1 connected Friday. They besides sought and received a hold successful definite pre-trial deadlines.

The quality comes conscionable weeks earlier assemblage enactment was acceptable to statesman connected Sept. 9. Santos has antecedently pleaded not blameworthy to a scope of fiscal crimes, including lying to Congress astir his wealth, collecting unemployment benefits portion really moving and utilizing run contributions to wage for idiosyncratic expenses specified arsenic decorator clothing.

The New York Republican was expelled from Congress successful December aft an morals probe recovered “overwhelming evidence” helium had breached the instrumentality and exploited his nationalist presumption for his ain profit.