Former congressman George Santos arrest watch. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos. (Charged with money laundering, wire fraud, unemployment fraud, lying to the House)

[Cooked Crack]

 

[FootballZombie]

[Bang]

Note to Santos.
Stay out of high rise hotel rooms this week.

Or not, up to you.

 

~Splat

[Cooked Crack]

 

[Die Hard]

10 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

When asked to clarify why the 3 suretors weren’t in fact ‘family members’, Santos responded they are brothers from another mother.

[The Evil Genius]

His Dad and Aunt revealed as people who cosigned Santos's bond.

 

 

[LadySkinsFan]

These people think too much of themselves. 

 

My goodness, plenty of parents and relatives bail out their children. It's the first place they go before bail bonds professionals. 

 

 

[Larry]

Just now, LadySkinsFan said:

My goodness, plenty of parents and relatives bail out their children. It's the first place they go before bail bonds professionals. 

 

But most of them aren't retired house painters with $500,000 in quickly accessable cash.  

[Bang]

Gosh, you think there might be some funny business going on?


I'd say 100% probability. Those folks got a visit from Nikolai the Knife and handed a briefcase full of cash to spring the asset.

 

~Bang

[The Evil Genius]

Does a bail bond only require 10% (50k in this instance) to be paid or the full amount?

Edited June 22, 2023 by The Evil Genius

[Die Hard]

34 minutes ago, LadySkinsFan said:

My goodness, plenty of parents and relatives bail out their children. It's the first place they go before bail bonds professionals. 

 

 

Of course. We all expect/know this. 🙂 Which is why him attempting to conceal their identities is mighty peculiar. Why would they possibly pull their cash if the public found out?

Edited June 22, 2023 by Die Hard

[Larry]

7 minutes ago, Die Hard said:

Of course. We all expect/know this. 🙂 Which is why him attempting to conceal their identities is mighty peculiar. Why would they possibly pull their cash if the public found out?

Clearly terrified of Biden's hit squads. 
 

Or the IRS, asking where the money came from. 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Larry

[Die Hard]

5 minutes ago, Larry said:

Clearly terrified of Biden's hit squads. 

I’ve only heard whispers about them.

[Skintime]

1 hour ago, Larry said:

 

But most of them aren't retired house painters with $500,000 in quickly accessable cash.  

No cash was involved unfortunately, they just said that would be responsible for him

[Larry]

6 minutes ago, Skintime said:

No cash was involved unfortunately, they just said that would be responsible for him

The person who was responsible for teaching him his morality?  

[Bang]

"We promised to be responsible for George Santos. He's calling himself Vicky now, so we don't know where he is."

 

~Pops

[China]

Judge tells Rep. George Santos' family members co-signing bond involves exercising "moral control" over congressman

 

A federal magistrate judge overseeing last month's bond hearing for Rep. George Santos told two family members who backed the bond allowing his release that doing so involves whether they could exercise "moral control" over the besieged GOP lawmaker.

 

Santos' father Gercino dos Santos and aunt Elma Preven signed on as suretors guaranteeing the unsecured bond after the congressman was charged by the Justice Department last month. Their identities were shielded from public view until Thursday, when their signatures on an order setting the conditions for his release were unredacted.

 

A transcript of the criminal bond hearing at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, on May 15 was made public Friday. During the proceedings, U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Shields warned the elder Santos and Preven of the risks they have taken on by guaranteeing the $500,000 bond.

 

"There's a danger if he doesn't comply with any of the conditions of bond," she said. "First of all, it's a danger to him. He will and can be incarcerated. But more importantly for you two, you're signing a bond that makes you two financially responsible. So it's not just about feeling badly about it. This is a bond in the amount of $500,000."

 

But Shields told the pair that their obligations extend beyond the money they would be responsible for if Santos failed to comply with the conditions for his release.

 

"It's about how well you know someone, whether you can exercise a certain amount of control or moral control over the person so that they understand what you are doing for them," she said. "And I'd advise you to give him a call today. Tell him you came in. You signed it. You're watching."

 

Neither Santos' father nor his aunt own homes that could satisfy the bond, and the judge warned that if the congressman fails to comply with its terms, it could impact their credit ratings and ability to secure mortgages.

 

Click on the link for the full article 

[China]

Prosecutors In Rep. George Santos’ Case Turn In Over 80,000 Pages Of Evidence Against Him

 

Prosecutors said they have more than 80,000 pages of evidence against Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in his federal fraud and money laundering case.

 

Santos learned of the mountain of evidence that will be used against him during a brief court hearing Friday in a Long Island courtroom.

 

Santos was slapped with 13 charges by the Department of Justice in May for allegedly collecting unemployment benefits while earning a $120,000 annual salary. His charges include wire fraud, theft of public funds, money laundering and lying to the House of Representatives. Santos has pleaded not guilty.

 

The freshman congressman is a serial liar who has fabricated stories, including the false claim that his mom was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. His mom wasn’t living in the country at the time of the attack.

 

Questions have also risen about where Santos got $650,000 to pay for his congressional campaign. The House Ethics Committee said they are running a parallel investigation with the DOJ and noted last month that they have already issued 40 subpoenas in their probe of Santos’ alleged crimes.

 

Click on the link for the full article

[China]

House GOP support for Santos censure builds

 

A group of New York Republicans passed on punishing George Santos once. Some of them say they won’t do it again.

 

House Democrats are planning to force a censure vote within the next two weeks on the New York GOP’s biggest political liability. It’ll come roughly two months after their last attempt to discipline the indicted Republican on the floor, which resulted in a dayslong scramble by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to convince his frustrated bloc of New Yorkers not to vote with Democrats to end Santos’ congressional career.

 

This time, Democrats will push a less severe vote — a censure, instead of a full-on expulsion. And at least six Republicans told POLITICO they would support the measure if it comes to the House floor for a vote: Reps. Nick Lalota, Marc Molinaro, Anthony D’Esposito, Nick Langworthy and Mike Lawler, all New Yorkers, as well as Ohio’s Max Miller. All six Republicans have already called on Santos to resign as he faces a litany of federal charges.

 

“I was the first to call for his resignation. I’ve said on the floor that he is a stain to our institution and I’d vote to censure,” D’Esposito said.

 

If all Democrats supported the measure, that would be enough GOP support to adopt it. And other Republicans are entertaining a vote for it as well.

 

Click on the link for the full article

[TheGreatBuzz]

A ****ing censure?!?

[Corcaigh]

19 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

A ****ing censure?!?

“His charges include wire fraud, theft of public funds, money laundering and lying to the House of Representatives”.

 

Given that, I’m sure a strongly worded letter will get him to change his ways.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Corcaigh

[mistertim]

1 hour ago, Corcaigh said:

“His charges include wire fraud, theft of public funds, money laundering and lying to the House of Representatives”.

 

Given that, I’m sure a strongly worded letter will get him to change his ways.

 

Susan Collins approves of this.

[Cooked Crack]

 

[Long n Left]

14 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

A George Santos shrunken head should hang from McCarthy’s neck for the remainder of his political career.

[Cooked Crack]