Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison
A federal judge in New York sentenced former Rep. George Santos to over seven years in prison Friday.
George Santos, whose surprise political ascent to winning a New York congressional seat ended in what prosecutors called “a mountain of lies, theft, and fraud,” was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison.
“Where is the remorse?” U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert asked Santos — the host of a podcast called "Pants on Fire" — before sentencing him to 87 months behind bars and ordering him to pay almost $374,000 in restitution and over $200,000 in forfeiture.
Santos, 36, had pleaded guilty in August of last year to charges of committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, conduct that prosecutors said was part of a yearslong scheme that preyed upon the campaign finance system and his own political party, donors and family members in order to line his own pockets.
He was ordered to surrender by July 25.
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