George Santos, who is scheduled to be sworn into Congress on Tuesday, faces a criminal probe regarding his many lies to constituents
“The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning,” said Long Island’s Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, a Republican. The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress.” Donnelly vowed to prosecute any crimes uncovered in her investigation.that investigators were “looking into the matter.
Santos has also received a wave of criticism for claiming to be half Jewish, asserting that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors who escaped Nazi persecution and fled to Brazil. Santos described himself as a in campaign documents. However, an investigation by Forward revealed that Santos’ grandparents were both born in Rio de Janeiro, and that his parents and grandparents were Catholic.
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