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George Santos negotiates a plea deal with federal prosecutors based on his felon case.
On Monday, federal prosecutors in New York revealed the main points of a letter to federal court about overseeing the disgraced former congressman’s criminal case.
“The parties are ultimately engaged in plea negotiations in order to resolve this case and the need for a trial,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.
Joseph Murray, an attorney representing Santos in the case, told Business Insider that plea negotiations are ongoing.
Federal prosecutors have brought a 23-count indictment against Santos, a serial fabulist who represented parts of Long Island and Queens in Congress until he was ousted earlier this month.
Prosecutors allege that Santos violated a variety of campaign finance laws, lied to Congress and the Federal Election Commission on official forms, stole cash intended for others in trouble at the height of the coronavirus crisis, committed identity theft by charging other people’s credit cards without authorization, among others, other crimes.
Santos has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which are scheduled to go to trial in September.
Two de Santos have already pleaded guilty to similar crimes.
In October, his 2022 congressional campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including making a lie about campaign finances. In November, a campaign aide, Sam Miele, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a scheme in which he claimed to be an aide to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to solicit donations.
The full terms of their plea agreements have not been disclosed in court records, however, such agreements require them to testify on behalf of prosecutors in cases involving similar offenders, raising the option of them testifying against Santos in their case.
Congress voted to expel George Santos, for the sixth time in history, in December. Since then, he’s had a star on Cameo, where he charges $400 to make videos.