The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee has referred George Santos (R-NY) to the Department of Justice (DOJ) after finding the Republican Congressman engaged in “unlawful conduct.”
A statement released by the Ethics Committee says it has found “substantial evidence that Representative George Santos: knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission; used campaign funds for personal purposes; engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with RedStone Strategies LLC; and engaged in knowing and willful violations of the Ethics in Government Act as it relates to his Financial Disclosure (FD) Statements filed with the House.”
The committee added that “Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is branched the dignified of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.”
Shortly after the report was published, it was announced the Republican Chair of the Ethics Committee, Michael Guest, is preparing to file a resolution to expel Santos from the House on the grounds that the evidence uncovered is more than sufficient to warrant punishment.
Santos has similarly been indicted by the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York on 23 counts, including conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, and two could of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission, among other things. He is due to stand trial for those charges next year.
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