The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to impose a seven-year jail sentence on disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos, noting he has labeled himself “unrepentant for his crimes” on social media because of his “insatiable appetite for ‘likes.’”
In the weeks leading up to Santos’ sentencing after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft, the 36-year-old has taken to social media to attack Justice Department prosecutors for trying to “break” him, refer to the government as a “cabal of pedophiles,” and deny wrongdoing despite his guilty plea.
