The new counts come as Santos is already under a federal indictment.
Share on linkedin George Santos leaves the U.S. Eastern District New York court on May 10. Photo: Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images. was charged Tuesday with 10 new counts in a superseding indictment in the Eastern District of New York.on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to Congress. He pleaded not guilty to those charges in May.Santos is now facing 23 charges in the case, including the 13 filed against him earlier this year.
He is accused of filing fraudulent fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission to obtain financial support for his campaign, per a release from Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Santos allegedly also repeatedly charged the credit cards of campaign contributors without authorization, the release said.from both sides of the aisle over revelations that he fabricated much of his resume, background and personal finances.What's next:
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