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Edward Helmore in New York

George Santos expected to plead guilty in fraud case on Monday – reports

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Santos drew headlines after it was revealed that much of his résumé had been elaborately fabricated. Photograph: Adam Gray/Reuters

The disgraced former New York Republican congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty on Monday in a deal with prosecutors on charges that he defrauded his campaign during his 2022 midterm elections, according to multiple reports.

Hints of a plea agreement came on Friday ahead of Santos’s federal criminal trial, which was set to start early next month. Prosecutors and defense attorneys suddenly scheduled a hearing without explicitly saying why.

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