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NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative George Santos was arrested on Wednesday on federal charges of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds in the latest hit to the newly elected Republican, who has resisted calls to resign for lying about his resume.
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The 13-count indictment, unsealed on Wednesday, charges Santos, 34, with defrauding prospective political supporters by laundering funds to pay for his personal expenses and illegally receiving unemployment benefits while he was employed.
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He is also accused of making false statements to the House of Representatives about his assets, income and liabilities.
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Top House Republicans, who control the chamber by a narrow 222-213 margin, said they would wait for the legal process to play out before taking further action on Santos, who is due to appear later Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York.
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"Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself," Breon Peace, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement.
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Santos's congressional office referred requests for comment to his counsel. An attorney for Santos did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the indictment.
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Nine House Republicans have so far called on Santos to resign, including six from his home state of New York. But No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise said the caucus would withhold judgment on Santos.
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"The charges just came out," Scalise said at a press conference. "In America, there's a presumption of innocence, but they're serious charges. He's going to have to go through the legal process." |