Saturday, August 17th 2024, 12:19 pm
George Santos is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from allegations of fraud, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News New York.
Santos, the former New York congressman, is expected to enter a plea in federal court Monday in Central Islip, New York.
He was expelled from the House of Representatives last year and previously pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges alleging fraud, including misusing campaign funds.
Santos's trial was scheduled to start in September. He appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing, where federal prosecutors asked to submit lies he told on the campaign as evidence, arguing he "deliberately leveraged them to perpetuate the criminal schemes."
The lies included:
Santos's defense team asked the court for a partially anonymous jury, citing "extensive and largely negative media coverage," and claiming "jurors could face harassment or intimidation." The judge had agreed.
If convicted in a trial, Santos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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