4 h. ago Disgraced former US congressman George Santos jailed for over seven years for fraud and identity theft

George Santos lied about his life story and defrauded donors to finance his lifestyle

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5 h. ago Fabulist George Santos weeps as he is handed staggering jail sentence for campaign fraud scandal

Former lawmaker George Santos has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his proclivity to spin webs of lies that eventually saw him steal identities and commit fraud.

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5 h. ago Disgraced lawmaker George Santos sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud and identity theft

Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud in August

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3 d. ago ‘Profoundly sorry’ George Santos writes to judge ahead of fraud sentencing

Ex-congressman writes letter in bid for leniency and says seven-year sentence sought by prosecutors is too harshThe disgraced former congressman George Santos is defending his recent social media remarks to a federal judge who will sentence him this week on several fraud charges.In a letter before his Friday court appearance in New York, Santos, 36, said he was “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but believed a seven-year prison sentence was too harsh, AP reported. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago George Santos is 'unrepentant' as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft

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9 d. ago Doge unemployment ‘fraud’ discoveries are old finds from Biden era, experts say

Exclusive: Some aren’t even fraud but rather known attempts by states to protect victims of identity theft, former top official saysIn a series of late-night posts on X last week, Elon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency” revealed the seemingly startling findings of their “initial survey” into unemployment benefits.They cited examples of claimants who were deceased, between one and five years old, or not born yet. They even cited one case of someone with a listed birthday in 2154 allegedly claiming $41,000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Emmerdale fans expose 'identity theft' as 'real' John Sugden appears

Viewers were left with a cliffhanger as John visited an unidentified man in the hospital

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2 w. ago I'm Britain's 'biggest victim of identity theft'... romance fraudsters have used my face and body 400 TIMES to con women

Military fitness coach Farren Morgan, 38, from Essex believes he could be Britain's most prolific victim of identity theft after hundreds of romance fraudsters stole his name and images to con women.

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2 w. ago Woman who shares scam advice has passport and licence 'cloned'

Julie-Anne tries to help others but has now fallen victim to identity theft herself

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