Laundering, lies and Covid fraud: Republican Party's George Santos indicted
Hindustan TimesRepublican Party politician George Santos was arrested on Wednesday. U.S. Representative George Santos The full list of charges includes 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. - Charge of fraudulently applying for Covid-related unemployment benefits Santos has been charged with fraud for allegedly receiving unemployment benefits during the pandemic even though he had a job. Two more counts of wire fraud were allegedly committed by Santos while applying and receiving Covid-related unemployment benefits despite being employed at a Florida-based investment company. - Charge of making false statements Prosecutors have accused Santos of two counts of making false statements to the House of Representatives on personal financial disclosure reports.