George Santos

George Anthony Devolder Santos (; born July 22, 1988) is an American politician. He was the U.S. representative from New York's 3rd congressional district from January  to December 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.

In 2025, the justice system gave him a felony conviction.https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/tidligere-kongressrepresentant-george-santos-domt-til-sju-ar-i-fengsel-i-bedragerisak/s/5-95-2402148. Retrieved 2025-04-25

After his election, many news articles found that Santos had made many false claims about his personal life, health, religion, taxes, education and career. These claims have caused the Brazilian government to investigate Santos for fraud. In 2008, he confessed to check fraud charges in Brazil, but did not appear in court, leaving the case unresolved.

After unsuccessfully running for Congress in 2020 against incumbent Thomas Suozzi, Santos was elected to the open seat in 2022.

Santos is openly gay.

Santos was removed from the House of Representatives on December 1, 2023.  He was the sixth member of the House to be expelled and the first Republican to be expelled from it.

Santos pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud in August 2024.  He was sentenced to seven years in prison in April 2025. 

On October 17, 2025, President Donald Trump commuted [commute: "to change (a penalty) to another less severe" ] Santos's sentence.    On the same day, he was let out of prison. 

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