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Related: About this forumAll the Holes in This Congressman-Elect's Resume
https://www.thedailybeast.com/congressman-elect-george-santos-resume-is-full-of-holesAll the Holes in This Congressman-Elects Résumé
Published Dec. 19, 2022 9:27AM ET
The Daily Beast reported during the campaign that Santos most recent employer was accused by federal regulators of being a Ponzi scheme. Now the Times probe has found even more questionable episodes in his history:
No Pulse
In a November interview, Santos claimed his company had four employees who were killed in the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre, but the Times cross-checked all the victims names against the firms that Santos mentions in his biography and found no overlap.
Diploma discrepancy
Santos claims to be a 2010 graduate of Baruch College, but the school could not find any record of him. The National Republican Congressional Committees bio of him includes enrollment at New York University, which could also not find any indication he took classes there.
Wall Street whodunit
The campaign biography says Santos work history includes stints at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs but those firms told the Times they had no record of his ever working there, the newspaper reported.
Phantom pet project
Santos says he founded a charity called Friends of Pets United in 2013, but the IRS and the attorney generals of New York and New Jersey could find no record it being registered as a tax-exempt organization. Furthermore, a New Jersey animal group that co-hosted a $50-a-ticket fundraiser with Santos in 2017 said it never received any of the proceeds.
more lies
(A member of the Republican Party, Santos was elected to represent New York's 3rd congressional district in 2022. Both he and his 2022 opponent, Robert Zimmerman, are openly gay, a first for a U.S. congressional election.)
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All the Holes in This Congressman-Elect's Resume (Original Post)
cbabe
Dec 2022
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calimary
(84,331 posts)1. I hope this is getting more attention.
Hes a freakin fraud.
Lovie777
(15,006 posts)2. What a Suprise................
ColinC
(10,683 posts)3. Another faux pas of the DCCC
This should have been uncovered by Dem oppo a long time ago.
Midnight Writer
(22,973 posts)4. Yes, checking an opponents credentials is pretty basic stuff.
nwliberalkiwi
(373 posts)5. What to Do
Recall
Quakerfriend
(5,655 posts)6. Surprise,surprise! - He also has ties to
Russian oligarchs as detailed in the Daily Beast 11/30-
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-george-devolder-santos-got-cash-from-andrew-intrater-cousin-of-russian-oligarch-viktor-vekselberg