Rep. George Santos professed his innocence last month after being indicted for federal financial crimes.
FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 25, 2023.professed his innocence last month after being indicted for federal financial crimes.
Santos insisted he's not guilty of duping donors, stealing from his campaign, lying to Congress and illegally collecting unemployment benefits. As a freshman congressman fighting these charges, he's also trying to keep the names of the people who posted his half a million dollar bond a secret. Santos lost an appeal with the judge ruling that the identities of the people who posted bail for Santos will be made public. Jacqueline Goodman, a criminal defense lawyer who does not represent Santos, said those who posted the bond now have time if they want to pull out.
"It's someone who is ensuring that the defendant remains free and if they don't come back to court, that person is the one that has to pay the bond or pay the amount of money necessary to ensure his reappearance, so the bail amount is what the person would pay," Goodman told FOX 5 New York, adding, "The Judge is giving the defendant time to get his affairs in order and or to seek a ruling from a higher court, theoretically and so sometimes courts make orders that they...
Santos said he's just trying to protect family members by asking the courts to keep his bond cosigners secret. He said he's been the target of threats and his lawyer said Santos publicly notified the house ethics committee that those who signed his bond were family members and not lobbyists, donors or others seeking to influence the congressman.that I have read and agree
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