Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pictured right here in January, is scheduled to be again in courtroom on Friday to face expanded felony fees. Fellow New York Republicans launched decision on Thursday to attempt to oust him from Congress.

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pictured right here in January, is scheduled to be again in courtroom on Friday to face expanded felony fees. Fellow New York Republicans launched decision on Thursday to attempt to oust him from Congress.

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Days after serving to fellow Republicans select a brand new House speaker, Rep. George Santos shall be in a federal courthouse on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday.

The scandal-plagued freshman from New York’s third Congressional District faces a second arraignment on a rising record of corruption fees linked to his 2022 marketing campaign. He’s anticipated to plead not responsible.

Santos, who has acknowledged mendacity to voters about most elements of his life earlier than successful workplace, has denied any felony wrongdoing and says he is working for reelection subsequent 12 months.

He was arrested in May and charged with 13 felonies starting from fraud to embezzlement.

This month, the U.S. legal professional for the Eastern District of New York expanded the indictment to 23 counts.

“Santos is charged with stealing people’s identities and making charges on his own donors’ credit cards without their authorization,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace stated in an announcement.

According to prosecutors, Santos illegally charged $12,000 to the bank card of a marketing campaign contributor, with out that individual’s information or authorization, after which transferred “the vast majority of that money into his personal bank account.”

On Oct. 5, Santos’ former treasurer, Nancy Marks, pleaded responsible to federal fees linked to her work for his marketing campaign. It stays unclear whether or not she agreed to assist the prosecution as a part of her plea settlement.

Santos’ listening to is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. earlier than Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York.

“Unfit to serve in Congress”

In addition to his rising authorized troubles, Santos faces a House ethics probe, and he has been stripped of his committee assignments. On Thursday, lots of his fellow New York Republican lawmakers launched a decision to expel him from Congress.

“Santos’ many deceptions coupled with the ever-expanding legal case against him further strengthen my long held belief that he is unfit to serve in Congress,” Rep. Anthony D’Esposito stated in an Oct. 11 assertion posted on social media.

Santos created a largely fictional biography of himself earlier than successful workplace in 2022. He invented knowledgeable résumé and fabricated his academic background. He concocted a Jewish heritage that turned out to be unfaithful and even claimed a school sports activities profession that unraveled underneath scrutiny.

The effort to oust Santos, like all different enterprise within the House, was frozen for weeks by the Republican Party’s bitter and protracted combat over the speaker’s gavel.

It’s unclear now whether or not fractious Republicans really will vote to take away a member of their razor-thin majority.

The transfer would set off a particular election in a district that features neighborhoods on Long Island in Queens, the place Democrats are anticipated to be extremely aggressive.

Some main New York Republican lawmakers, together with Rep. Elise Stefanik, who helped Santos win workplace, have to date stayed silent about his future. For now, the freshman Republican stays a full member of the Republican caucus, aligning himself with the far proper.

Meanwhile, in an announcement on social media, Santos promised “#Polit[i]calWarfare” in opposition to New York Republicans who need him ejected.

“I do want to remind my dear colleagues … that I will have a lot of time on my hands to return the favor in the most expedient fashion mankind has ever seen,” Santos warned.