BREAKING: Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond was guaranteed by his father and aunt after he was charged with over a dozen federal counts, a source tells NBCNews.
Santos’ lawyer had previously argued that unsealing the names of the co-signers would put them in a position to “likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury.”
Several media organizations, including NBCUniversal News Group, had requested that the court unseal and make public documents with the names of the bond guarantors, known as suretors.Santos, 34, was released on bond after his May 10 court appearance following his indictment on 13 criminal counts. He has been
with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.Other conditions of his release include random monitoring at home and a ban on travel outside of New York and Washington without seeking permission from the court. He was also ordered to surrender his passport.
After leaving court in May, Santos said some of the charges were “inaccurate” and he expressed confidence that he would be able to clear his name. If he is convicted, Santos could face up to 20 years in prison for “the top counts,” the Justice Department said, without specifying which counts those were.from fellow Republicans and said he still plans to run for re-election next year, despite ongoing investigations he has faced at the federal, state and local levels.
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