Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft

George Anthony Devolder Santos pleaded guilty today to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Santos, 36 , of Queens , New York , admitted he filed fraudulent FEC reports, embezzled funds from campaign donors, charged credit cards without authorization, stole identities, obtained unemployment benefits through fraud, and lied in reports to the House of Representatives .

Santos and Marks ensured that Santos met the necessary financial benchmarks to qualify for the program administered by the national party committee .

As part of his plea agreement, Santos stipulated that he had engaged in the below additional criminal conduct, as set forth in the second superseding indictment and other court filings, and agreed that this criminal conduct will be considered by the Court at the time of sentencing.

As part of the guilty plea, Santos will pay restitution of $ 373 , 749.97 and forfeiture of $ 205 , 002.97 .

Santos is scheduled to be sentenced on February 7, 2025 , and faces a mandatory minimum of two years in prison.

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines .