Overview

• George Santos, a former U.S. Representative, was sentenced to 87 months in prison on April 25, 2025, after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
• The sentence aligns with federal prosecutors' recommendations and includes orders to pay $374,000 in restitution and forfeit $205,000, though Santos has yet to make any payments.
• Prosecutors detailed Santos’s crimes, including embezzling campaign funds, filing false FEC reports, unauthorized credit card charges, and fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits.
• Santos's victims included elderly and disabled individuals, and he remains unrepentant, describing his sentence as politically motivated and seeking clemency from former President Donald Trump.
• The sentencing concludes a scandal-ridden political career marked by résumé fabrications, an ethics-driven House expulsion, and a guilty plea to avoid a full trial.