Last night it was reported that Republican George Santos from New York was charged by the DOJ in a federal probe, in apparently record time.
This morning Santos surrendered and is now in federal custody.
NEWS: Congressman George Santos is now in federal custody according to a spokesperson for the Eastern District of New York.
— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) May 10, 2023
We also found out the charges against Santos, which include seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to Congress:
The 13-count indictment against Rep. George Santos, which was just unsealed, includes:
—Seven counts of wire fraud
—Three counts of money laundering
—One count of theft of public funds
—Two counts of making materially false statements to Congress
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) May 10, 2023
Last night it was revealed that the FBI recruited a mole in Santos’ office to help them with this investigation:
I can publicly confirm that during my brief time in the Congressman’s office I had met secretly with agents from @FBI in an effort to work as a confidential informant and human asset against the Congressman during my course of employment in his office. I cannot go into further… https://t.co/04nyKyliVK
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) May 9, 2023
What’s bewildering about this entire case is how quickly the FBI brought charges against Santos, while Hunter Biden has yet to be charged after years of investigation.
As we’ve noted before, justice appears to only go one way in this country and that is against Republicans. While Democrats commit crimes and continue to go free.