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Here are the specific allegations against GOP Rep. George Santos (R-NY), the disgraced first-term Congressman whose four months in office have been riddled with scandal, as outlined in a federal indictment Wednesday morning charging him with fraud and money laundering, among other allegations.
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According to the indictment, Santos orchestrated a scheme in the months leading up to the 2022 midterm elections to defraud his donors by directing them to submit funding to a Florida-based LLC, under the false pretense their campaign contributions would be directed to his campaign, but in reality he spent thousands of those dollars on designer clothes and to pay off credit cards.
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