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Republican accused of making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to campaign donors

Rep. George Santos will be arraigned Friday on 23 new federal charges while also facing an effort from House Republicans to oust him from office.

During his successful 2022 run for office, Santos was buoyed by an uplifting life story that was later revealed to be rife with fabrications.

You know its bad when Republicans want to expel a fellow Republican from their own home state.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty to federal charges of fraudulently inflating his campaign finance reports and charging his donors’ credit cards without authorization. Santos appeared in court in Central Islip, N.Y., on Friday for his arraignment on the 10 additional charges prosecutors unveiled in a superseding indictment earlier this month. During the proceeding, U.S.…

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges brought against him in a new indictment alleging he filed deceptive fundraising reports and committed credit card fraud during the 2022 election cycle.

During his successful 2022 run for office, Santos was buoyed by an uplifting life story that was later revealed to be rife with fabrications.

Earlier this month, a group of House Republicans announced they'd seek to purge a fellow New York congressman from their ranks, with one calling Rep. George Santos "a...

Santos entered the plea a day after two of his fellow New York Republicans filed a motion to expel him from Congress.