FILE – Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at court in Central Islip, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast “Pants on Fire.
“His letter fails to provide any accounting of his current financial condition; fails to offer any explanation of his dissipation of assets in the months since his guilty plea,” prosecutors wrote.Elected in 2022, Santos was a once rising Republican star for flipping a wealthy New York district covering parts of Queens and Long Island.
As part of a deal negotiated with prosecutors, Santos agreed to pay nearly $580,000 in fines, including nearly $375,000 in restitution and $205,000 in forfeiture. “Mr. Santos now has a viable path to making meaningful progress in satisfying his obligations, requiring only additional time for the quarterly compensation structure to generate sufficient funds,” his lawyers wrote.
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Santos Seeks to Delay Sentencing, Citing Podcast EarningsFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a delay in his sentencing on federal fraud charges, claiming he can pay off a significant portion of his fines through his new podcast. Prosecutors, however, are skeptical, calling his financial projections 'extremely speculative' and criticizing the podcast's title as 'tone-deaf'.
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