Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges.

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A Texas man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison over his failed effort to dupe disgraced ex-congressman George Santos out of nearly $1 million.

Disgraced former congressman George Santos has won a few months' freedom from federal prison in order to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines.

Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than $500,000 in fines with revenue from a new podcast.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in his federal fraud case.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A federal judge has decided that former U.S. Rep. George Santos’ fraud trial in September will have an anonymous jury, but prospective jurors won’t have to fill out a written questionnaire gauging their opinions of him.

It’s a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and some of the biggest names in American politics are sure to pop up.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury as his September fraud trial nears.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to get rid of part of the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial on charges that include defrauding campaign donors.

Some Texans called on Sen. Bob Menendez and former Rep. George Santos to resign amid their own scandals, but have been silent about the Laredo Democrat.

New York voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian Higgins in a congressional district where Democrats have a long record of success.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York says he is leaving the Republican Party and will run as an independent in a bid to return to Congress, after having been expelled while facing federal fraud charges.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has announced he is running for Congress again.

A Texas man has been arrested on accusations he schemed to dupe disgraced former congressman George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise he could get criminal corruption charges against him dropped.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is suing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

A longshot bid to temporarily double a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions for most married couples went down to defeat in the House.

Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi winning back his Long Island seat could provide a blueprint for Joe Biden’s reelection campaign heading into November.

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi will return to Congress to replace scandal-plagued Republican George Santos.

New York Democrat Tom Suozzi has won a special election for the House seat formerly held by George Santos.

The U.S. House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration's handling of the U.

Voters in New York’s third congressional district will decide who will complete the remaining 11 months of George Santos’ unfinished term.

How will America’s suburbs vote this year.

A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber.

Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted congressman George Santos.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos’ lawyer expressed optimism about plea negotiations in Santos’ criminal fraud case Tuesday, successfully fending off prosecutors’ attempts to speed up the the ousted congressman’s trial.

Prosecutors say in a court filing that former U.S. Rep. George Santos is in plea negotiations to settle his federal criminal fraud charges.

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi has been selected to be the Democratic nominee in next year’s special election to replace George Santos after he was expelled from the U.S. House.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer.

What do you do when you’re literally voted out of congress by your peers for being a soon-to-be convicted criminal? You turn to making Cameos, of course!

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With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set for Feb. 13.

George Santos is gone from the House, but his name is certain to pop up in key congressional races across New York next year.

The House is making history this year.

The House has voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York following a blistering ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use.

In his closing arguments for remaining a member of the House, a defiant Rep. George Santos is depicting himself as a victim of a smear campaign by some of his colleagues.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expressing reservations about expelling Rep. George Santos from the chamber this week.

House lawmakers from both parties are moving to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York.

Rep. George Santos has said he expected to be expelled from Congress following a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New York Republican.

The chairman of the House Ethics Committee has filed a resolution to force a vote on expelling Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress.

Republican Congressman George Santos of New York says he won't run for reelection in 2024 after a scathing House Ethics Committee report on his conduct cited “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking.

A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge.

Rep. George Santos has easily survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed.

U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to a revised indictment accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to his campaign donors.

Some Republicans worry the infighting that essentially shuttered the House for three weeks will serve as an obstacle to their bid to stay in the majority after next year's elections.

A new indictment charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.

The ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government and implicated the indicted New York Republican in court with submitting bogus campaign finance reports.

U.S. Rep. George Santos has missed another deadline to submit a key financial disclosure report to the House Committee on Ethics.

After he was caught using a fake name, an ex-fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards.

A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos has been indicted on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the New York Republican’s campaign.

Recently released congressional campaign records reveal the potential challenges embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos faces in his bid for reelection.

Two relatives helped indicted U.S. Rep. George Santos stay out of detention while he awaits trial by guaranteeing his bond.

Rep. George Santos says he's just trying to protect family members by asking the courts to keep his bond cosigners secret as he fights criminal charges.

A federal magistrate has ruled to make public the names of the cosigners on indicted Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 release bond, but said she’ll keep them secret for now to give his lawyer time to appeal the decision.

Rep. George Santos’ lawyer says the indicted Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release.

A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos has told House investigators he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies.

A resolution to expel New York Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress is being referred to the House Ethics Committee.

House Democrats are seeking to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos from Congress.

New York Rep. George Santos has signed an agreement with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008.

Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear the legal process will need to play out with New York Rep. George Santos before they take steps to force his resignation or expel him.

A 13-count federal indictment unsealed in New York accuses U.S. Rep. George Santos of embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances.

U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging financial fraud at the heart of a political campaign built on dubious boasts about his personal wealth and business success.

U.S. Rep. George Santos, who has faced outrage and mockery over a litany of fabrications about his heritage, education and professional pedigree, has been charged with federal criminal offenses.

Former President Donald Trump has arrived at a Manhattan courthouse where his surrender on criminal charges has created a spectacle even by his standards.

Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos is carrying on in Congress despite calls for him to resign after he admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life story.

The House Ethics Committee is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos.

The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos.

After four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has established himself as a rare senator willing to publicly rebuke members of his own party.

U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged with criminal theft in Pennsylvania in 2017 in connection with bad checks apparently used to buy puppies from dog breeders.

Republican congressman George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula.

The South Dakota Senate has sanctioned a member who was accused of harassing a legislative aide.

A published report says federal authorities are investigating whether embattled New York Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for a disabled veteran’s dog and then kept the money for himself.

Republican congressman George Santos of New York says he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees.

Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee is facing new questions from federal regulators after submitting paperwork listing a new treasurer who says he never took the job.

U.S. Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee has told federal regulators it hired a new treasurer amid lingering questions about the source of his wealth and irregularities in the committee’s financial reports.

Of all the questions swirling around U.S. Rep. George Santos, one of the most serious has been how he amassed the personal fortune he used to finance his campaign.

Look who's in line for coveted House committee assignments.

State and local Republican leaders in New York are calling for the immediate resignation of their new GOP congressman George Santos.

The House Ethics Committee has been asked to investigate Rep. George Santos.

Republican Rep.-elect George Santos, who is accused of lying about large swaths of his background and accomplishments, will have to wait to add one thing with certainty to his resume: U.S. congressman.

Even as the House GOP leadership keeps silent, a veteran Republican lawmaker says George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career.

Leaders of the incoming Republican-controlled House have tried for weeks to minimize the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos and the revelations that the New York Republican lied about various aspects of his resume.

U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is now under investigation by the Nassau County District attorney's office.

Congressman-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, has admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.

A Republican who won a seat in the U.S. House in the November election is under pressure to explain himself amid evidence he fabricated parts of his life story.