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(NewsNation) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., plans to plead blameworthy to aggregate counts successful his national fraud lawsuit Monday afternoon, according to media reports.
The Associated Press reported connected the expected plea but said a root speaking connected the information of anonymity could not publically sermon details. NewsNation spouse The Hill besides wrote Santos volition plead blameworthy to respective charges aft initially maintaining his innocence.
Once seen arsenic a rising governmental prima aft flipping a suburban territory covering Long Island's North Shore and portion of Queens successful 2022, Santos came nether scrutiny aft reports emerged that helium had lied astir having a vocation astatine apical Wall Street firms and a assemblage degree. This led to questions popping up astir Santos' run funds.
Santos was archetypal indicted connected national charges past twelvemonth but refused to resign from office. He was ultimately expelled from Congress after an morals probe recovered “overwhelming evidence” that helium had breached the instrumentality and exploited his nationalist presumption for his ain profit.
The 23 charges Santos faces see ligament fraud, making mendacious statements to the Federal Election Commission and wealth laundering, among others.
Two of Santos' run aides antecedently pleaded blameworthy to crimes related to the campaign. Ex-treasurer Nancy Marks pleaded blameworthy successful October to a fraud conspiracy charge, and erstwhile fundraiser Sam Miele pleaded blameworthy a period aboriginal to a national ligament fraud charge.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
