Media: Charges against US Congressman George Santos

After scandals around fabricated details in the resume and a questionable handling of donations during the election campaign According to media reports, US prosecutors have filed charges against Congressman George Santos. The 34-year-old Republican is on the program in court on Wednesday of the Eastern District of New York appear, as broadcaster CNN and other US media reported Tuesday (local time), citing various sources involved in the process. Neither the judiciary nor Santos commented on the reports.

Santos has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since November for the borough of New York City, which includes the boroughs of Queens and Long Island. Since then, allegations of fraud and deception have overshadowed his tenure, as the Republican allegedly fabricated much of the resume he presented to voters in 2022. It was also announced in March that the FBI is investigating him for alleged misappropriation of donations. It was not initially known which of the various investigations the accusation was based on.

Despite repeated calls from Democrats and individual Republicans for his resignation, Santos announced in mid-April that he would run again in congressional elections in November 2024. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CNN he would reject the impeachment charges. before considering whether Santos should be removed from Congress. (oee/sda/dpa)