12/11/2023

Disgraced Santos in Plea Talks with Prosecutors

The former congressman was expelled on Dec. 1 from the House

Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress earlier this month following and 11-month, scandal-plagued tenure, is engaged in plea talks with U.S. prosecutors over corruption charges, a court filing showed on Monday.

Santos' fellow lawmakers voted on Dec. 1 to expel him from the U.S. House of Representatives over the charges of defrauding campaign contributors as well as a scathing House Ethics Committee report that found he used campaign funds for spa treatments and luxury purchases.

"The parties are presently engaged in plea negotiations with the goal of resolving this matter without the need for a trial," the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, which brought the charges, wrote in a letter to U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in Long Island.

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