The Republican told WABC radio he plans to be sworn in at the start of the new Congress.
"I didn't graduate from any institution of higher learning. I'm embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume,' he said. "I own up to that … We do stupid things in life."earlier this month casting doubts on many of the biographical claims Santos made on the campaign trail — and detailed potential legal and ethical concerns.
These included an allegation that he may have lied on his financial disclosure and was charged with check fraud in Brazil — something Santos strongly denied in his interview with the Post. "I am not a criminal here — not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world," the Long Island Republican told the Post. "Absolutely not. That didn’t happen."
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