New York Republican congressman George Santos is in custody after surrendering to the authorities at a federal court on Long Island on Wednesday (10 May).
The representative, 34, who rose to national prominence over a string of exaggerations, lies, and irregularities related to his personal background and campaign finances, which he has dismissed as “résumé embellishment”, has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.
