A New York State prosecutor opened, Wednesday, December 28, a preliminary investigation into the “amazing inventions” of a newly elected Republican congressman in the US Congress, who admitted having grossly lied on his CV and who was forced to resign.
George Santos, who snatched a seat from the Democrats in the November 8 legislative election for Nassau County – a part of Long Island east of New York City – confessed on Monday that he had “improved his CV”. “The many inventions and inconsistencies linked to the elected parliamentarian [George] Santos are simply stunning”thundered in a press release relayed by the local New York press the prosecutor for the district of Nassau, Anne Donnelly.
This Republican magistrate defended “Residents of Nassau and other areas of the Third Precinct [qui] must enjoy an honest and responsible representative in Congress” in Washington. ‘No one is above the law and if a crime has been committed in this county, we will prosecute it’ in court, committed the prosecutor.
Call for resignation
Mr. Santos admitted never having worked for the big American banks Goldman Sachs or Citigroup, nor having a university degree from New York University (NYU), contrary to what he claimed. The son of Brazilian immigrants born in Queens, one of New York City’s five boroughs, has also lied about his Jewish ancestry, but has yet to answer questions about the source of what appears to be a fortune quickly amassed despite recent financial problems.
The elected official, however, categorically brushed aside the idea of giving up the seat he is supposed to occupy from January 3 in the House of Representatives. He declared to New York Post “not to be a criminal”. These lies on several points of his biography were revealed in December by an investigation by the New York Times. Several members of the Democratic Party have called on Republican Opposition Leader Kevin McCarthy to organize a vote to oust Mr Santos if he refuses to step down.
The state of New York, rather favorable to the Democratic party and led by the governor of this center-left organization Kathy Hochul, has seen several seats in the House of Representatives switch to the Republican side. The Republican Party will thus benefit from a narrow majority in the lower house of Congress in Washington, but the Democrats will keep their majority in the Senate.