
Federal prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, the Republican congressman from New York whose tenure in the House of Representatives came to an end after it was revealed he had potentially committed several crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said the length of the requested sentence— 87 months— reflects the serious nature of Santos's "unparalleled" crimes in a court filing.