George Santos

George Santos Scandal List

  • Charged fellow US Rep. Mas Miller's credit card for political donations that "exceeded FEC limits" without his knowledge or consent
    01 Dec 2023
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Bought luxury clothing, erotic adult content online, luxury skin care products, meals and paid off personal debts with more than $50,000 in campaign contributions he told donors would be used to support his bid for Congress
    16 Nov 2023
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Violated federal law by asserting he had upwards of $5 million in assets that didn't actually exist on financial disclosure forms he submitted during his 2022 run for Congress which makes you wonder why someone would falsely report having assets that didn't actually exist
    10 May 2023
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Illegally received over $24,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from New York while he was still employed making a $120,000 salary at his job in Florida and then later hypocritically signed on as a top cosigner of a House bill meant to recover these ill-gotten funds
    10 May 2023
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Allegedly paid an accomplice $100 per day to illegally tamper with ATM machines in order to sell customer credit and debit card data online
    09 Mar 2023
    According to a sworn affidavit submitted to the FBI and Secret Service by alleged accomplice Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha
  • Lied to a judge about working for Goldman Sachs during a bail hearing for a friend who was accused of fraud
    24 Feb 2023
    According to court documents obtained by Politico
  • Purchased four golden retriever puppies from an Amish breeder with fraudulent checks that later bounced and left the owner of the puppies out of nearly $5,000 in lost income
    09 Feb 2023
    According to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him back
  • Grabbed potential employee Derek Myers' crotch without his consent while they were alone in his office and then told him "my husband is out of town tonight if you want to come over" which he declined
    05 Feb 2023
    According to a firsthand account from the alleged victim who also filed an official complaint with the U.S. Capitol Police and the House Ethics Committee
  • Pocketed $3,000 from a GoFundMe fundraiser meant to save a homeless veteran's dying service dog who later died
    17 Jan 2023
    According to an investigative report by Patch.com
  • Allowed a top campaign aide to impersonate GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's chief of staff in calls soliciting money from wealthy donors in both the 2020 and 2022 election cycles
    09 Jan 2023
    According to an investigative report by CNBC
  • Suspiciously listed 37 campaign expenses on purchases like a hotel stay in Miami and other travel expenses as costing $199.99 -- one cent below the legally binding $200 threshold that required itemized receipts -- on his campaign finance forms
    09 Jan 2023
    According to allegations detailed in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit campaign watchdog The Campaign Legal Center
  • Lied about working for Goldman Sachs and also Citigroup as an "associate asset manager" of which both companies confirmed they had no information of him ever working for them
    19 Dec 2022
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times
  • Collected $50 per person at a fundraiser he hosted for animal rescue charity Friends of Pets United that did not appear to exist which makes you wonder where that money went
    19 Dec 2022
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times
  • Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil
    19 Dec 2022
    According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities
  • Lied about earning degrees in economics and finance from Baruch College and New York University when in fact he hadn't earned any college degree at all
    19 Dec 2022
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times

George Santos Staff Scandals

  • Aide Sam Miele
    Impersonated a top aide to then Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in fundraising emails that tricked more than a dozen donors into giving money to George Santos's political campaign and received a 15% commission on each contribution
    16 Aug 2023
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Lawyer Joseph Murray
    Participated in the mob that rammed through police barricades and marched up the steps of the US Capitol on 1/6 where he filmed and cheered on the rioters who entered the building
    08 Jun 2023
    According to video footage of 1/6 obtained by Mother Jones
  • Aide Vish Burra
    Tweeted numerous vulgar and menacing posts falsely insinuating that an investigative reporter wanted to have sex with him by writing posts like she "couldn't keep her eyes off me!" and that he thinks "she wants me to hit her with something else" -- a not-so-subtle reference to having sex with her -- over a series of targeted Tweets towards her
    12 May 2023
    According to a report by The Daily Beaast
  • Aide Vish Burra
    Was caught with 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1,000 milligrams of psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) stashed in his apartment following a police raid
    23 Jul 2022
    According to charging documents filed by local police