More bad news for embattled out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) as Sam Miele, who worked for the Santos Campaign as a fundraiser, has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. From CNN:
Sam Miele – who worked for the Santos campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles – was indicted by a federal grand jury in August and accused of soliciting contributions from more than a dozen potential contributors using former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aide’s identity in phone and email communications.
In addition to the guilty plea, Miele also stipulated to committing access device fraud, in a loss of approximately $100,000, according to a spokesperson for the Eastern District US Attorney’s office.
He was initially charged with four counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft in the alleged scheme to defraud prospective donors.
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1724493397199622529 CNN notes that Miele did not plead guilty to the identity theft charge as part of the plea deal. Santos himself has been indicted on 23 counts of federal fraud and money laundering charges. Santos maintains he is innocent. Last month, his former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by committing one or more federal offenses. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1724496450380300447 In related news, Politico is reporting this morning that the House Ethics Committee will release the findings of its investigation into Santos regarding a slew of charges, including campaign finance fraud and bribery, by Friday. Considering the amount of lies Santos has already admitted to, plus the mountain of evidence against him, the report is expected to be pretty damning. If so, the New York House Republicans who have called for his removal are certain to move quickly against him. “He’ll be out,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who has previously voted for his ouster. “If he is found guilty by Ethics, he’s gone.” https://twitter.com/politico/status/1724367648102707391
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