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Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash

Samuel Miele is the second person associated with the congressional campaign of GOP Rep. George Santos of New York to plead guilty to federal crimes.

Samuel Miele has entered a guilty plea, U.S District Judge Joanna Seybert said at a federal court hearing in Long Island. Miele had previously pleaded not guilty.

In a dramatic turn of events Samuel Miele, the former campaign fundraiser for Representative George Santos, entered a guilty plea in a federal court, admitting to a wire fraud charge as part of a plea …

Sam Miele – who worked for the Santos campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles – was indicted by a federal grand jury in August and accused of soliciting contributions from more than a dozen potential contributors using former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aide’s identity in phone and email communications.

GOP Rep. George Santos' former fundraiser, Samuel Miele, faced charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

An ex-fundraiser for Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. has plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge after admitting he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide.

Samuel Miele is the second ex-associate to turn against the disgraced New York Republican.

The campaign fundraiser for embattled New York Rep George Santos pled guilty to a federal charge of wire fraud as part of a plea deal Tuesday.

Samuel Miele is the second person associated with the congressional campaign of GOP Rep. George Santos of New York to plead guilty to federal crimes.