George Santos, the former Republican representative expelled from Congress last year after a string of high-profile scandals and lies, pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
The onetime lawmaker’s plea marks an end to a two-year legal saga and will see him avoid a criminal trial that had been set to kick off next month. He faces years behind bars, and will be sentenced on Feb. 7.
Last May, just months into his freshman term, Santos was indicted on 13 counts of defrauding donors to his 2022 House campaign and falsely claiming unemployment benefits. Five months later, prosecutors added more charges of aggravated identity theft. He initially denied all wrongdoing.
The 36-year-old was expelled from Congress last December by a vote of 311-114.
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