Posted on 05/11/2023 3:27:06 PM PDT by Coronal
NEW YORK -- One day after embattled Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, a deal Santos struck with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in a fraud case there was expected to be finalized.
Santos was back in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, followed by a throng of reporters, a day after he pleaded not guilty to federal fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with his 2022 Congressional campaign.
"I'm going to fight the witch hunt. I'm going to take care of clearing my name," Santos said Wednesday.
But now the embattled congressman is not trying to clear his name; he's trying to avoid prosecution in a 15-year-old stolen checkbook case in Rio de Janeiro.
Santos faced the Brazilian judge over Zoom; he couldn't go there, anyway, since federal authorities confiscated his passport Wednesday.
He tried to finalize a deal with local authorities to pay a fine after he reportedly stole a checkbook in 2008 and used it to purchase some $1,300 worth of clothes and shoes.
Prosecutors want Santos to pay a fine of nearly $4,900. In exchange, he has to formally confess to the crime.
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Still no story on the Biden crime family.
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Joe Biden said in recorded and reported Public speeches that didn’t own a single stock, didn’t have a Savings Account, and his kids all worked Non Profits and Govt Service positions, and that he wouldn’t get a Window in an old age home, saying he was the Poorest man in Congress during and after his tenure.
How does one Maintain three Mansions and Corvettes and Porsches with No Savings Accounts?
Pools, 15 Fireplaces, Roofs, the Contractors constantly on-site expanding the property to Tennis Courts and elaborate courtyards.
Without owning a single stock or havu
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Mike Pence used Campaign Cash to buy clothes, and pay his Mortgage.
When he was caught, he said he was proud of it.
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Pence used Campaign money to pay Greens Fees, too - and, of course, gave money to his wife.
If Santos is in politics for nearly a half century. And we find out he took “inappropriate” showers with his daughter...
If you wanna laugh, look up Joe Biden’s net worth. Then look up Hunter’s.
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