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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on May 12, 2023, 02:36:45 pm
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Santos pleads guilty to fraud, theft... in Brazil
Jazz Shaw 9:21 AM on May 12, 2023
George Santos had better have set aside some of those millions of dollars that mysteriously showed up in his campaign accounts (allegedly) because his lawyers must be running up some hefty legal bills that he’ll need to cover. And that action isn’t all taking place in New York and Washington. One of his lawyers was in Brazil this week, securing a plea deal for him that will avoid a messy trial in that country. The Brazilians had been looking for Santos since 2008 regarding allegations that he defrauded a store clerk out of $1,300 for a suit and a pair of shoes. Now the embattled congressman has entered a confession of guilt and agreed to pay slightly less than $5,000 to settle the case. (CNN)
US Rep. George Santos has signed a deal with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in lieu of a confession, reimbursement for the victim and a fine to the state stemming from a 2008 fraud case, his attorney said.
“From now on, he is not answering to any lawsuits in Brazil,” his attorney Jonymar Vasconcelos said at the Niterói courthouse outside Rio de Janeiro.
Documents obtained by CNN in January showed Santos, a New York Republican, confessed to defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008.
If this story were about nearly any other member of Congress it would be shocking and likely lead to calls for them to resign. Sadly, with Santos, it just feels like the next act of the circus being rolled into the center ring, complete with clowns.
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