The Nassau County District Attorney's office in New York has opened a probe into Republican Rep.-elect George Santos after the incoming congressman admitted this week to faking parts of his resume.
The Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photo was taken by Scott Olson.
Brendan Brosh told Forbes that the office of the district attorney in Nassau County is looking into the matter.
The scope of the Nassau County prosecutors' inquiry isn't clear.
ABC News 7 in New York City reported Wednesday that federal prosecutors are looking into the finances of Santos.
According to ABC, federal officials are looking atSantos' unusual financial disclosures, which include a filing that showed he made just $55,000 in 2020 and a report in which he claimed to have millions from a company he founded in 2021.
Forbes contacted the team ofSantos.
There are a lot of fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-electSantos. If a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.
The New York Times reported last week that he lied about almost his entire resume. Citigroup told Forbes it couldn't verify his history with the company, while Goldman told the Times it couldn't find records of his employment. Forbes couldn't find any records that matched his name, date of birth or graduation year, despite the fact that he claimed to have graduated from the college in 2010. There was no evidence to support the claims that he runs an animal rescue charity and owns multiple real estate properties. He was reported to have divorced a woman 12 days before he announced he was running for Congress. According to genealogy records, his maternal grandparents were both born in Brazil, despite his claims that they fled to safety during the Holocaust. The New York Post reported on Monday that he has not graduated from college, has never worked for Citigroup or Goldman and was raised Catholic. He claimed that his dealings with the two Wall Street firms were not directly related to his work. He said he meant to say he is "Jew-ish."
While filling in for Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked a former Democratic lawmaker who interviewedSantos. "Tulsi says that George's actions on the House floor are what is most important, but George has not even had the opportunity to take action for his district on the House floor because he isn't even sworn in yet."
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