WADE VANDERVORT / AFP
George Santos, here November 19, 2022, lied about his degrees and work history.
UNITED STATES – “My sins brighten my resume. A week after a scathing investigation by The New York Times newspaper, Republican George Santos, newly elected to the United States House of Representatives, on Monday, December 26, admitted to lying about his educational and professional background.
George Santos, who snatched a seat from the New York State Democrats in November’s election, admitted in two separate interviews that he had “improved his resume.” The future elected official admitted that, contrary to his claims, he had neither worked for the well-known banks Goldman Sachs or Citigroup nor had a university degree.
“I didn’t have a college degree. I’m embarrassed and sorry for embellishing my resume. (…) Sometimes we do stupid things in life”, he tried to justify himself.
Astronomical amounts in question
In his financial report to the House of Representatives filed in September, George Santos said the company paid him a salary of $750,000 and dividends of between $1 million and $5 million.
But, according to the NYT, the form did not include “information about clients who may have contributed to such looting, an apparent violation of the requirement to disclose single-source compensation in excess of $5,000.”
He didn’t explain how his company paid him a salary of $750,000, but George Santos admitted he was in debt and owed creditors several thousand dollars. He also denied having been prosecuted in Brazil, contrary to NYT findings, which revealed he had been prosecuted for fraud in his youth.
“No Criminal”
Since his confession, calls for his resignation have increased. However, the Queens, New York-born son of openly gay Brazilian immigrants has the idea of losing his seat in the House of Representatives, which he has been a criminal since ‘3’.
Several members of the Democratic Party have called on Republican opposition leader Kevin McCarthy to hold a vote to oust George Santos if he doesn’t resign of his own accord. “The House Ethics Committee MUST investigate how he made his money,” said Ritchie Torres, another New York City elected official.
New York State, which is considered pro-Democrats, saw several elected seats in the House of Representatives switch to the Republican side, contributing to their narrow majority in the lower house in Washington. The Democrats retained the majority in the Senate.
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