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RandySF

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Mon Jan 9, 2023, 03:00 PM Jan 2023

GOP Rep. George Santos faces FEC complaint in first full week in office

Washington — Newly sworn-in Congressman George Santos will begin his first week in office facing a formal ethics complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

In a civil complaint filed Monday with the agency and reviewed by CBS News, the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center accused Santos, a Republican from New York, of illegally using campaign funds for personal expenses, including for an apartment rental, and for submitting false information about both the source of his campaign donations and his campaign's expenses.

The D.C.-based Campaign Legal Center questioned how Santos was able to make a sizeable donation to his own campaign in the months before he won a competitive House race on Long Island. The complaint alleged Santos "purported to loan his campaign $705,000 during the 2022 election. But it is far from clear how he could have done so with his own funds, because financial disclosure reports indicate that Santos had only $55,000 to his name in 2020."

Santos admitted in an interview with the New York Post last month that he "embellished" his work and education history during his congressional campaign, after the New York Times reported it was unable to confirm key details about his background.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-federal-election-commission-complaint/

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GOP Rep. George Santos faces FEC complaint in first full week in office (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2023 OP
This is good. Nothing is going to happen to him if an ethics complaint is filed by the House. nt in2herbs Jan 2023 #1
Get him, FEC.. make his fucking Cha Jan 2023 #2
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