New York (AP) – The former American representative in disgrace George Santos “remains unrepentant” while he risks years in the federal prison for fraud and identity theft, according to federal prosecutors, citing a tirade of his publications on social networks in recent days.
Prosecutors, in A legal deposit ThursdayReinforced their arguments for a rigid penalty, saying that the 36-year-old Republican of New York had disparaged the American Department of Justice as “cabale of pedophiles” and presented himself as a victim of prosecutor procedures in several articles on the social platform X.
“This conduct is contrary to the” real remorse “claimed by the lawyers of Santos”, wrote the prosecutors. “His actions speak more than any word, and they cry for an important prison sentence in this case.”
Santos' lawyers did not immediately respond to an email asking for comments.
The social media blitz began on April 4 after the prosecutors and lawyers of Santos submitted their memos of conviction to a judge for examination during his conviction on April 25 before the Federal Court of Long Island.
“No matter how crazy the doj comes because they will never break my mind”, Santos written in an article.
In Another exchange on xHe denied having used contributions to the campaign to buy luxury products in Hermès, whose prosecutors' note is specifically mentioned in court documents.
“Even at this late stage, he simply refuses to fully recognize his actions,” they wrote in their file on Thursday, which included screenshots of publications on social networks.
Prosecutors are looking for a sentence of seven years in prison for Santos, saying that his “unrivaled crimes” had “laughed” from the country's electoral system.
They also suggested that he had a “high probability of recurrence” since he has lost none of his badly acquired earnings or reimbursed any of the victims.
Santos lawyers, on the other hand, asked for a two -year prison sentence, which is the minimum mandatory sentence for aggravated identity theft.
Lawyers argue that Santos has no previous criminal record and that such a sentence is in accordance with those given to Former American representative Jesse Jackson Jr. And other political figures who have been faced with similar financial crimes.
Santos admitted In August, he duplicated voters, cheated on donors and stole the identity of almost a dozen people, including family members, to make donations to his Congress campaign.
As part of advocacyHe agreed to pay nearly $ 375,000 on return and $ 205,000 in confiscation.
Santos was elected in 2022 to represent parts of Queens and Long Island, but barely served a year in power before being ousted by his colleagues from the house – the sixth in the history of the room.
The political disappearance of the Republican who went up in the past came after it was revealed that he had made a large part of his life story, leading to questions On how the unknown politician had financed his winning campaign.
Santos presented himself as a wealthy businessman who worked in prestigious companies of Wall Street and organized a precious real estate portfolio when in reality he struggled financially and even faced expulsion.
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