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A blameworthy plea would debar a proceedings that is scheduled to statesman adjacent month.
ByAaron Katersky 
Sunday, August 18, 2024 2:35AM
Disgraced erstwhile Republican Rep. George Santos arrived successful the House enclosure connected Thursday nighttime astir an hr earlier President Joe andBiden's code was to statesman astir 3 months aft helium became the archetypal House subordinate to beryllium expelled successful much than 20 years.
George Santos is expected to plead blameworthy during a proceeding Monday successful national tribunal connected Long Island, sources acquainted with the lawsuit told ABC News, portion cautioning the erratic erstwhile Republican congressman could ever alteration his mind.
A blameworthy plea would debar a proceedings that is scheduled to statesman adjacent month. Hundreds of imaginable jurors had already been summoned.
Calls seeking remark to Santos, his lawyer and national prosecutors with the Eastern District of New York were not returned.
Santos, who was expelled from the House of Representatives, faces 23 felony charges that impeach him of defrauding donors, lying astir his finances and needlessly accepting unemployment benefits among different things.
It was not instantly wide to which charges Santos is expected to plea oregon what condemnation would beryllium imposed.
Santos misrepresented elements of his inheritance and biography during his run to correspond parts of Queen's and Nassau County but the transgression charges to which helium has pleaded not blameworthy chiefly impact money.
Two associates, including Santos' erstwhile run treasurer, person pleaded blameworthy to charges implicit their relation successful his alleged fraud.
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