Republican Rep.-Elect George Santos May Have Falsified His Employment, Educational, Philanthropic History, Report Finds

Republican Rep.-Elect George Santos May Have Falsified His Employment, Educational, Philanthropic History, Report Finds

Share to Linkedin Republican Rep.-Elect George Santos (N. Y.) may have fabricated nearly his entire resume, according to a New York Times investigation that found no records to support Santos' claims about his education, finance career, real estate properties and a charity he said he owns, among other inconsistencies on his congressional financial disclosure forms that could amount to ethics violations or a federal crime. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 18: U. S. Representative-elect George Santos (R-NY) speaks at the ... [+] Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Among the irregularities identified by the Times, Santos claimed that he worked for Wall Street firms Citigroup and Goldman Sachs and attended New York University and Baruch College, but none of those schools or firms could locate records of Santos; spokespeople for Citigroup and Baruch confirmed the Times' findings to Forbes. Santos reported on his congressional financial disclosure form in September that he earned a $750, 000 salary and between $1 million and $5 million as owner of investment advisory firm, the Devolder Organization, but did not disclose information about clients in what could constitute an ethical violation of disclosure