Former GOP Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday to multiple counts of campaign finance fraud, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
The disgraced former deputy came face to face The indictment consists of 23 articles in the Eastern District of New York, including charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission.
It is an addendum to the superseding indictment A 13-count federal indictment Santos was indicted in May 2023 on charges of money laundering, money laundering and theft of public funds.
Santos previously pleaded not guilty to all charges.
An attorney for Santos did not respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
Negotiations It already happened late last year, months after Santos’ indictment and a September 2024 trial date.
Then Santos He told the CBS New York reporter about it said a plea deal is “clearly not off the table at this point.”
A plea hearing is set for Monday at 3 p.m. in federal court
An FBI spokeswoman and the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York declined to comment to NBC News.
Santos was elected in 2022, when he flipped a congressional seat in New York’s Long Island from a Democrat to a Republican, helping solidify a narrow GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
A few weeks before his inauguration, The New York Times announced that Santos he had lied abheeat itr is decorated Certain parts of your CV and personal history.
In December 2023, more than two-thirds of Santos’ House colleagues voted to expel him from Congress. officially removed him From his seat in Congress.