WASHINGTON — A watchdog group filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission urging it to immediately open an investigation into questions about Rep. George Santos’ campaign fundraising, loans and expenditures.
The complaint, by the Campaign Legal Center, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit, alleges Santos hid the true sources of funds he lent his campaign, misrepresented the campaign’s spending and used its funds for personal expenses.
The center said Santos’ salary soaring from $55,000 in 2020 to $750,000 in 2022 suggests he was a funnel for others’ money. It questioned the source of his $705,000 in loans to his campaign. And it alleges he falsified reports on 37 filings on expenditures under $200.
