Two House Democrats from New York have filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against fellow New York Rep. George Santos, a Republican.
Santos over reports he fabricated huge swaths of his resume, wealth and background on the campaign trail.Reps. Dan Goldman and Ritchie Torres are seeking an Ethics Committee investigation into whether Santos violated federal statute requiring lawmakers to file "timely, accurate and complete" financial disclosures.
was obtained by Axios. "At a minimum, it is apparent that he did not file timely disclosure reports for his most recent campaign"Moreover, his own public statements have contradicted some information included in the 2022 financial disclosure and confirmed that the 2022 financial disclosure failed to disclose other required information."
Rep. Nick LaLota, Santos' fellow New York Republican freshman, called for a "full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement" in a statement last month. "As late as 2020, Mr. Santos reported a salary of about $55,000. And then in subsequent disclosures, in a matter of years, he reported earning millions of dollars," said Torres.
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