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George Santos given seven-year prison term for fraudulent congressional run

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George Santos arrives for his sentencing in Central Islip, New York, on Friday. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

George Santos, the disgraced former representative, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Friday, bringing an end to an extraordinary controversy that began with a fraudulent congressional campaign.

He lied extensively about his life story both before and after entering the US Congress, where he was the first openly LGBTQ+ Republican elected to the body. He was ultimately convicted of defrauding donors.

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