George Santos
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George Santos is an American former congressman from New York widely known for fabricating large parts of his biography and facing multiple federal fraud charges.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former member of the United States House of Representatives
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fraud defendant ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegedConduct |
defrauding political donors
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lying about his business experience ⓘ lying about his charitable activities ⓘ lying about his education and work history ⓘ lying about his family background ⓘ lying about his religious background ⓘ misusing campaign funds for personal expenses ⓘ unemployment insurance fraud ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Queens, New York City (reported) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
access device fraud
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aggravated identity theft ⓘ making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ money laundering ⓘ theft of public funds ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| controversy | extensive fabrication of resume and personal history revealed after 2022 election ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedFrom | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground |
Brazilian
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Jewish ancestry (self-claimed and widely disputed) ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| name | George Anthony Devolder Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives in December 2023
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indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fabricating significant portions of his personal and professional biography
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facing multiple federal fraud charges ⓘ |
| occupation |
fundraiser
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politician ⓘ salesperson ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district
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United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tom Suozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForLeavingOffice | expulsion from the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | New York's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Tom Suozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 2023-12-01 ⓘ |
| termStart | 2023-01-03 ⓘ |
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