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Ex-GOP congressman George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison in federal fraud case
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Ex-GOP congressman George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison in federal fraud case

Jim Flanders
Last updated: April 25, 2025 8:05 pm
Jim Flanders Published April 25, 2025
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Former New York GOP Rep. George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in federal court Friday in connection with his wire fraud and identity theft case. 

The 36-year-old former representative served in Congress for close to a year before being ousted in 2023 by his House colleagues. Santos had not yet been convicted of a crime at that point, but had been indicted on 23 counts related to wire fraud, identity theft, falsification of records, credit card fraud and other charges.

Santos sobbed as he received his sentence, according to the Associated Press. 

U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert asked Santos during his sentencing, “Where is your remorse? Where do I see it?” 

EX-LAWMAKER GEORGE SANTOS FACES SEVEN-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR FEDERAL FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT

She continued on to say that he appears to feel that “it’s always someone else’s fault,” according to the outlet. 

Santos is expected to arrive at prison by July 26th, a source confirmed to Fox News. 

“Today, George Santos was finally held accountable for the mountain of lies, theft, and fraud he perpetrated,” John Durham, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement released. “For the defendant, it was judgment day, and for his many victims including campaign donors, political parties, government agencies, elected bodies, his own family members, and his constituents, it is justice.”

Santos pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges in August as part of a plea deal. He admitted to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly a dozen individuals to fund his campaign. He further agreed to pay nearly $600,000 in penalties. 

Federal prosecutors were seeking an 87-month custodial sentence, according to court filings. Santos’ legal team had previously asked the court for a two-year sentence in a court filing earlier this month. 

“I’m doing as well as any human being would be doing given the circumstances,” Santos told the Associated Press Thursday ahead of his sentencing. “I will be in court tomorrow, ready to face the music.”

The government submitted a list of Santos’ recent social media posts in an April 17 filing ahead of his sentencing, with prosecutors arguing that “Santos’s recent behavior continues to demonstrate that he remains unrepentant for his crimes.” 

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The posts, pulled from his X account, included tweets saying, “No matter how hard the DOJ comes for me, they are mad because they will NEVER break my spirit.” 

Republican New York Rep. George Santos

Santos responded to the filing in a letter with the court filed on April 21, writing that he was “profoundly sorry for the criminal conduct” to which he had pleaded guilty and that he believes “that the Department of Justice’s demand for an 87-month sentence, and its effort to weaponize my speech as proof of incorrigibility, is an overreach that I have both a constitutional right and a civic duty to protest.”

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“True remorse isn’t mute; it is aware of itself, and it speaks up when the penalty scale jumps into the absurd,” Santos wrote. “This distinction seems lost on the prosecution, who would rather slap a “keep quiet or else” sticker on me and steam-press whatever spirit I’ve got left.”

U.S. Rep. George Santos is surrounded by media as he leaves the federal courthouse

Santos was elected to Congress in 2022 after he flipped a district covering parts of Queens and Long Island for the GOP. During his campaign, he made several false claims about his background, including that he had attended New York University and worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his grandparents had fled the Nazis during World War II. 

Santos attempted to relaunch his political career last year by running as an Independent in a neighboring district to re-enter the House.

The Associated Press, Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report. 

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