Whoops: New Rep. George Santos Is About to Be Re-Charged With Fraud in Brazil

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Whoops: New Rep. George Santos Is About to Be Re-Charged With Fraud in Brazil
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Unfortunately for George Santos, Brazilian prosecutors are apparently unwilling to let bygones be bygones. Read the latest from besslevin:

: campaign payments linked to a home where Santos and his husband are said to be living, and, per thedozens of campaign expenses that all conveniently cost $199.99, i.e. exactly one cent below the amount at which federal law requires one to keep receipts.

All in all, not a great way to kick off a new job! And as it turns out, Santos—who insists his only “sin” is “embellishing” his résumé—will have at least one other thing distracting him from serving his constituents: the fraud charges he’s about to be hit with in Brazil.that prosecutors in Brazil will re-charge him with fraud at the end of the week, after originally doing so in 2008.

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