<p>Federal prosecutors have reportedly filed criminal charges against Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY).</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/politics/george-santos-charged-justice-department/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to CNN</a>, which broke the news on Tuesday, Santos is expected to appear in New York federal court as early as Wednesday.</p>
<p>The nature of the charges were not immediately clear as they remain under seal, but CNN&#8217;s Evan Perez said federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York have been looking into the congressman&#8217;s finances, including whether he falsified some of his campaign finance filings.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Rep. George Santos (R-NY), <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> reports.</p>
<p>The charges are under seal, but federal prosecutors have been investigating whether Santos made false statements in campaign finance filings. <a href="https://t.co/7G4cyL0OYL">pic.twitter.com/7G4cyL0OYL</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1656051878868942848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A journalist shared that Santos appeared to be unaware of the charges upon being informed about the news.</p>
<p>&#8220;Um, I think I just (accidentally) informed Rep. George Santos of reports that he has been charged by the Justice Department&#8230; &#8216;That&#8217;s news to me,&#8217; he said a few minutes ago. &#8216;You&#8217;re the first to call me about this,'&#8221; Associated Press reporter Farnoush Amiri <a href="https://twitter.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1656052525932371969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> early Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>Voters elected Santos, 34, to his first term representing New York&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District in the November elections, helping Republicans win a narrow majority in the House.</p>
<p>But increasing scrutiny of Santos led to the freshman congressman admitting that he lied about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-rep-elect-who-made-false-statements-about-career-personal-life-admits-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aspects of his career and personal life</a>, though he <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted to the New York Post in December</a> that he did not plan on backing down.</p>
<p>“I am not a criminal,” Santos said at the time. “This will not deter me from having good legislative success. I will be effective. I will be good.”</p>
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<p>Facing multiple investigations as well as calls to resign, even <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/13/house-republicans-call-george-santos-resignation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">among members of his own party</a>, Santos <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-stepping-down-from-committees-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepped down from his committee assignments</a> in January. But the Long Island Republican took a defiance stance in the weeks that followed. &#8220;Let me be very clear, I’m not leaving, I’m not hiding and I am NOT backing down,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress/status/1625516948158136328" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> in February. Santos <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/embattled-gop-rep-george-santos-files-paperwork-for-re-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed paperwork</a> for a re-election bid in March and <a href="https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress/status/1648042407907192863" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marked 100 days</a> in office with a 2024 announcement in April.</p>
<p>Kellen Curry, an Afghanistan war veteran and former vice president at JPMorgan, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/former-banker-and-afghanistan-veteran-will-challenge-george-santos-in-primary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last month that he would run a GOP campaign seeking the House seat held by Santos.</p>
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