Global Courant 2023-05-10 19:46:49
In addition to the charge of defrauding campaign donors and falsely claiming unemployment benefits, the indictment alleges that Santos misled the House of Representatives about his finances, specifically in two financial disclosure forms he filed as a candidate.
in May 2020, during his first unsuccessful campaign, Santos overestimated one source of income while failing to disclose his investment salary, the indictment said.
And in September 2022, while running again, Santos again included untruths in his financial disclosure forms, according to the indictment.
Santos lied about earning a $750,000 salary and between $1 million and $5 million in dividends from his company, the Devolder Organization, according to the indictment, falsely claiming to have a checking account with between $100,000 and $5 million. 250,000, and a savings account with deposits between $1 and $5 million.
“These claims were false. Santos had not received the reported amounts of salary or dividends from the Devolder Organization,” prosecutors said in the suit.
