It's not easy to draw the attention of local, state, federal and international law enforcement. But George Santos is a special case. (via MaddowBlog)
on Rep.-elect George Santos presented the New York Republican as a prolific liar. The article touched on a variety of brazen deceptions, covering everything from his educational background to his employment history to his family’s experiences.touched on a controversy that went beyond his lack of veracity and focused instead on his alleged criminal past.
According to the Times’ account, court records in Brazil showed that Santos, as a young adult, was accused of stealing a checkbook from a man his mother cared for. The future congressman apparently confessed to the crime in 2008 and was later charged. Santos did not, however, respond to an official summons; a court representative could not find him at his given address; and a local prosecutor told the newspaper that the matter was unresolved.Brazilian law enforcement authorities intend to revive fraud charges against Mr. Santos, and will seek his formal response, prosecutors said on Monday. ... A spokeswoman for the Rio de Janeiro prosecutor’s office said that with Mr. Santos’s whereabouts identified, a formal request will be made to the U.S.
Evidently, the charge was suspended in Brazil because local law enforcement was unable to locate him. Now, however, everyone knows where Santos is. Note, last week, as part of the Republican’s defense, Santos spoke to the New York Post, which noted the alleged check fraud. “I am not a criminal here — not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world,”Of course, there’s no way of knowing whether the denial has merit — Santos doesn’t exactly have a lot of credibility right now — and Brazilian authorities apparently intend to pursue the matter anyway.in Santos and his alleged misconduct.
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