Article 6FFCJ More charges for George Santos: stealing donors’ identities and credit cards

More charges for George Santos: stealing donors’ identities and credit cards

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Hugo Lowell in Washington
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New 23-count indictment accuses Republican congressman of charging contributors' credit cards to fund his bank account

Federal prosecutors added major allegations to the indictment charging the House Republican George Santos with fraud and lying about his campaign finance disclosures, presenting evidence that he stole donors' identities and charged thousands of dollars to their credit cards without their knowledge.

The new charges, revealed in a superseding indictment returned on Tuesday by a grand jury in New York, increases the legal peril for the embattled congressman, given that his former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, last week pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States.

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