George Santos

2022 - 12 - 19

New York GOP leader calls accusation of faked bio for new GOP ... (NPR)

Rep.-elect George Santos won a House seat on Long Island in November but now much of his biography and resume appear to have been invented.

We MUST give the gavel to— George Santos (@Santos4Congress) We MUST give the gavel to [McCarthy]," Santos wrote. "I happened to, at the time, have people that worked for me in the club," Santos said. Kevin McCarthy to serve as House Speaker. We have the opportunity of a lifetime to deliver real results for the American people. "We have the opportunity of a lifetime to deliver real results for the American people. Santos' employment with Citi." His surprising win came as part of a Republican red wave in New York that helped give the GOP a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs also told NPR "we have no record of his employment." "I believe that George Santos deserves an opportunity to address the claims detailed in the article," said Joseph Cairo Jr., the influential chairman of Nassau County's Republican committee. [In his official biography](https://georgeforny.com/about/), Santos claims to have graduated from Baruch College with "a bachelor's degree in economics and finance." New York GOP leader calls accusation of faked bio for new GOP House member "serious"

Incoming Republican congressman George Santos under scrutiny ... (CNN)

Republican Rep.-elect George Santos may have misrepresented parts of his resume, a CNN review of his public statements confirms.

And I think that his biggest vulnerability is in the area of campaign finance.” The nonprofit supposedly ran from 2013-2018, according to a story from a local newspaper, [The Queens Gazette](https://www.qgazette.com/articles/devolder-santos-announces-candidacy-for-congress/), announcing Santos’ first run for Congress in 2019. Santos defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman in a newly drawn district covering parts of Queens and some nearby Long Island suburbs, flipping control to Republicans, who dominated the New York suburbs on their way to winning a House majority. A website or LinkedIn profile could not be found, and Santos failed to report any of the clients he served in his financial disclosure. CNN found that Santos specified in at least [two separate interviews](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/z3sixS5DKJY-exUe9Vxvn7aqpFYqjYiWsEljAwbtunr4qZEqBebgwnyOsSS4_9SHIB1SC9puSYQ7iqsBaoUOXjGdRDU?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=8515.321) in the fall of 2020 that he received an MBA from NYU, [adding in one interview](https://www.podpage.com/police-off-the-cuff/police-off-the-cuff-after-hours-episode-37-with-george-santos-whos-running-for-congress-against-in-the-3rd-congressional-district/) that he had “zero debt” from his undergraduate and graduate studies. A CNN review of claims Santos has made about his education and employment history found the same discrepancies. [National Republican Congressional Committee website](https://nrcc.org/candidates/george-santos/), he claimed he received degrees from New York University and Barcuch College. “It’s unfair to blame the campaign for opposition research work that it did because the resources of a campaign are not as significant as a paper like The New York Times, that can do a lot more with its investigation,” Jacobs said. It was Santos’ second run – he lost to Democratic Rep. Santos’ biography has at times listed an education at Baruch College and New York University, earning degrees in finance and economics. CNN has reached out to Santos for comment. On a biography of Santos on the

New York Republican George Santos's Résumé Called Into Question (The New York Times)

George Santos, whose election to Congress on Long Island last month helped Republicans clinch a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, built his ...

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Republican George Santos under scrutiny over CV claims (BBC News)

George Santos, who was recently elected, is accused of misrepresenting his education and employment history.

In his financial disclosure forms this year, he reportedly listed his salary as $750,000 (£617,000) and said it was paid by the Devolder Organization. [posted on Twitter on Monday](https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress/status/1604960538148360192?s=20&t=GhlUk7SebmABUiR7WfUteg), did not address any of the alleged inconsistencies in Mr Santos's biography directly. Mr Santos also issued campaign statements in favour of landlords and claimed his family was being shirked by renters during the pandemic, but his financial disclosure forms reportedly did not list any properties in his possession.

New York Times Article Reveals Congressman-elect George Santos ... (Long Island Press)

Republican George Santos, who was elected to Congress in New York's 3rd Congressional District in November, may have falsified key parts of his resume, ...

“The New York Republican Party continues to reveal itself as the party of extremists, insurrectionists—and now outright frauds,” said New York Working Families Party Director Sochie Nnaemeka. Santos is set to take over as congressman in January for the district that includes North Shore Nassau County and parts of eastern Queens, to replace outgoing U.S. “It is no surprise that [Santos] has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations.” The Times investigation found no records of Friends of Pets United, an animal rescue organization that Santos claims to have founded in 2013, as a tax-exempt charity through the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.). Santos is openly gay and the son of Brazilian immigrants. On the campaign trail, Santos claimed to have graduated with bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Baruch College followed by a financial career at Wall Street firms that included Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

Accused of dramatic lying, George Santos' defense doesn't help (MSNBC)

An incoming Republican congressman allegedly made up much of his biography. He's now trying to push back, but it's not going especially well.

After four years in the public eye, and on the verge of being sworn in as a member of the Republican led 118th Congress, the New York Times launched this shotgun blast of attacks. This is not a run-of-the-mill example of a politician exaggerating his experiences: The New York Republican has made detailed claims about his educational and professional background that [bear no resemblance to reality](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/incoming-gop-congressman-accused-radical-public-deceptions-rcna62367). Santos chose not to do that — reinforcing suspicions that he lied on a dramatic scale. The Times’ reporting suggests none of these claims is true and effectively made up much of his biography. "George Santos represents the kind of progress that the left is so threatened by — a gay, Latino, first-generation American and Republican who won a Biden district in overwhelming fashion by showing everyday voters that there is a better option than the broken promises and failed policies of the Democratic Party. To that end, Santos issued [a written statement](https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress/status/1604960538148360192) yesterday through his attorney.