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Baron of lies George Santos produces one scandal after another. Now he is said to have embezzled donations for a terminally ill dog.
Former soldiers, especially those who have suffered serious injuries while fighting for the nation, have special protections in America. Anyone who messes with them will usually be hit with the full force of the penal code. That could soon too George Santos threaten.
Since the chubby Republican horn-rimmed glasses with the youngest Choose moved into the Washington Capitol for the 3rd congressional district in New York, hardly a day goes by when the young politician (34), who points to Brazilian roots, does not prove to be a particularly wily version of a charlatan. Read more: US presidency: Nikki Haley competes with Trump
In order to make himself (more) interesting to the voters, Santos lied to himself about a biography in which from school education to religious affiliation almost nothing is right. Maybe not the name either. Santos already operated under Anthony Devolder. And Anthony Zabrovsky.
George Santos: Cheating on a veteran with a sick dog
Meanwhile, the bizarre tall taleswhich from Jimmy Fallon to Jimmy Kimmel are not missing from any late-night TV talk show, have criminal relevance.
In one case, Santos is said to have badly cheated veteran Richard Osthoff. Osthoff had a sick dog in 2016, was penniless and was looking for sources to get one urgently needed surgery being able to pay for your four-legged friend. Santos offered to raise money through the GoFundMe donation site. In the end, almost $3,000 was raised. However, as Osthoff now told the FBI, the money never ended up with him. The animal died untreated. Santos diverted the money for himself. Since yesterday, the federal police have been officially investigating the suspicion of infidelity.
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The second case, also revealed through media investigations, is even more delicate. For his campaign Santos says he borrowed around $700,000 from a private company that reportedly manages $80 million. To this day, the trail of the money is not traceable. Santos did not provide any evidence at first.
Documents are now appearing that show, among other things, that Santos’ campaign Paid hundreds of small amounts under $200 to anonymous recipients. “Absolutely unusual,” said the election regulators, who have just been stopped by the Justice Department as it launched its own criminal investigation.
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George Santos and his scandals: Campaign donations from a Russian oligarch’s cousin
One that has been known since the end of December is playing Russia connection a role. Santos received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from a cousin of Russian oligarch Wiktor Wekselberg, close to Vladimir Putin. Why? How so? With what expectations? All of this is still unknown, but has a taste for the former FBI man Peter Strzok, who became known in the Trump-Russia affair. Also interesting: File scandal: FBI searches Joe Biden’s summer house
Former agent Strzok points out that Santos has repeatedly Kremlin propaganda incorporated into statements about the war in Ukraine. The fact that Santos flirted with the fact that he had often been to Moscow should also make you suspicious. Not that Santos could have been recruited by the Russians as an agent, Strzok says Santos is obviously too simple-minded for that, but even a “useful idiot” in the US Congress who has access to sensitive information when in doubt could be of interest to Moscow. The Ministry of Justice has not yet confirmed whether this suspicion has been explicitly investigated.
Meanwhile, the best-of list of Santos’ fantasies changes weekly. At the moment it ranks high that Santos’ mother was involved in the Islamist terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 World Trade Center died in New York. In truth, the lady was in Brazil at the time.
Also that Santos, who is openly gay after divorcing a woman, denies ever as “Drag Queen” Having been out and about seems unfounded since videos emerged from Brazil showing him in women’s costumes. When there was nothing left to deny, the deputy defended himself like this: I was young and enjoying life.
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what his qualification is concerned, Santos already had to hoist the white flag. Neither did he study at the elite Baruch College. And therefore didn’t get a volleyball scholarship there either. And therefore no artificial knee joints. Contrary to what was claimed, George Santos did not celebrate any successes as an investment fox at major banks such as Goldman Sachs or Citigroup. His name does not appear in the company’s personnel files.
That George Santos introduced himself to the public as a “proud Jew” despite being a Catholic, that his grandparents did not, as claimed before the holocaust fled to Brazil, enraged the Jewish community in New York.
The Baron von Münchhausen factor in his CV makes the ex-President Trump, who has become known for tens of thousands of untruths, appear almost as an orphan. Santos, who is followed by a bunch of reporters with questions wherever he appears, nevertheless persistently refuses to resign, which he has meanwhile received 80 percent of its voters suggest. His standard retort for probing journalists: “I don’t know what you want from me.”
Nassau County’s local Republican leadership new York would like to politically excommunicate Santos on the spot. “He brought shame on the House of Representatives and we don’t consider him our congressman,” said Chairman Joseph Cairo.
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That looks Kevin McCarthy, the chief Republican who became Speaker of the House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting, has been different so far. With just a few votes ahead of the Democrats, the Californian cannot afford to dismantle Santos and send him into the desert. Also read: McCarthy rewards right-wing extremists with key positions
“The people of New York voted for him,” McCarthy recently stated without blushing and even gave the go-ahead for the newcomer to get a seat and vote on two committees. Santos does not want to take up these posts until the final clarification of the against. Also interesting: McCarthy drama: How the back and forth is hurting the US
Under the weight of the allegations, McCarthy later clarified his opinion: Would Santos be one offense convicted, he will be removed from Parliament.
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