The former US congress member George Santos, who had fallen unexpectedly, who lied through his life story and cheated on his life, was sentenced to over seven years in prison on Friday and sobbed when he heard his punishment.
Santos, who was guilty last summer last summer, appealed to Bundal Wire -Fraud and severe identity theft.
“I offer my deepest excuses,” he said, adding: “I can’t rewrite the past, but I can control the street in front of us.”
Joanna Seybert, judge of the US district court, was obviously not convinced. “Where is your remorse? Where do I see it?” She asked when she sentenced him to 87 months behind bars. She said that the former politician seemed to feel that “it is always the fault of someone else”.
The New York Republican served less than a year before his House of Representatives in the Congress in 2023.
As part of a plea, Santos has agreed to pay around 580,000 US dollars in penalties in addition to prison.
The 36-year-old did not answer the questions of reporters when he went to a courthouse in Long Island, but he informed The Associated Press on Thursday that he had resigned to his fate.
“I feel so well that everyone would do under the circumstances,” Santos wrote on Thursday in an SMS message and added that he was “ready to face music”.
Promotes CAMEO account in the last hours of freedom
The prosecutors argued in the recent court files that he was “still not repentant” and despite what he claims, he did not show any real regrets. They quoted the recent comments that Santos made on social media, in which he exceeded as a victim of the public prosecutor.
The lawyers of Santos had asked for a two -year prison on which the mandatory minimum sentence for severe identity theft is. They argued that such a punishment was comparable to punishments that were convicted of similar financial crimes with other political figures.
Santos was elected in 2022 and turned a wealthy district that represents parts of Queens and Long Island from democratic control.
George Santos was excluded after a number of criminal complaints and ethics investigations from the United States representative. He is only the sixth person who has ever been pushed out of the chamber.
Soon afterwards it became known that the political unknown had invented a large part of his life story and had painted himself as a successful business owner who worked in renowned Wall Street companies and held a valuable real estate portfolio.
In reality, Santos fought financially and was even cleared.
The revelations led to congress and criminal studies on how he had financed his campaign.
Santos made several social media posts on Thursday, including one last connector for his Cameo account, in which he records personalized video accounts for $ 100.
“Think ahead and a celebration or event that will be due later this year. Book them today,” wrote Santos and ended the post with a series of heart -emojis.
