A prosecutor’s office in Brazil said that it was reviving a long-dormant criminal case against George Santos, as the fabulist Long Island congressman-elect prepared to take his House seat on Tuesday.
The Rio de Janeiro prosecutor’s office said the case, which dates to 2008, had been suspended because officials could not find an address for Santos, but that his election to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District paved the way for them to locate him.
The prosecutor’s office said that it was requesting that U.S. authorities notify Santos of the charges to move forward with the process.
