Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York, arrives for a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
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Rep. George Santos, the scandal-plagued freshman Republican lawmaker who admitted lying about his background on the campaign trail, has been charged by the Department of Justice, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The nature of the federal charges against the sitting congressman was not immediately known. But one source told NBC that Santos could surrender in court in Long Island, New York, as early as Wednesday.
Santos’ lawyer and spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York declined to comment.
CNN first reported the charges earlier Tuesday afternoon.
The freshman Republican lawmaker from New York has been under mounting scrutiny for an array of scandals that have defined his brief time in Congress.
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