The ex-campaign treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal criminal conspiracy charge related to the 2022 election for the New York Republican’s congressional seat.
Nancy Marks of New York and Santos devised and executed a “fraudulent scheme” to get money for the campaign by “submitting materially false reports to the FEC,” the Justice Department said in a press release.
They agreed to report false information to the Federal Election Commission to make sure that Santos’ campaign qualified for a national party committee program, in which the party would give financial and logistical support to him and his campaign committee, the Justice Department said.
