2w ago

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence

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Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos reports to NJ federal prison to serve 7-year fraud sentence

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2w ago

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence

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2w ago

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence

apnews.com /article/george-santos-fraud-prison-29cdb8a9e9dfe7283d53091a6e20b1ba

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I hope this is the beginning of a pattern resulting in all grifters ending in jail .... ending with the big one
- Ending? Let's start with that one!
- The thing is that you really have to screw over powerful people in order to face consequences as a powerful person. Turnip is definitely stepping on some feet these days though so maybe?
  
  we can only hope so ....
  If Obi-Wan taught us anything, is that there's always a bigger fish ... it just sucks that the bigger fish it's Rupert Murdoch and not the SCOTUS
- Just the self-hating gay ones
It's disgraceful how they did my boy Santos. How dare they convict a former astronaut and Basketball/Baseball MVP!
/s
- It is just so upsetting how little respect the son of esteemed president Abraham Lincoln is given.....
7 years is an awfully short time for all the crimes Santos committed (if that's even his real name). We put people in longer for non-violent drug offences.
- It is called a two-tiered justice system for a reason.
  Hold up a convenience store and get away with a couple hundreds dollars? 10 years hard time.
  Trick thousands of elders into giving you their retirement for a ponzi scheme totalling over twenty million? 5 years with 4 and a half years suspended and then time served. Oh yeah and pay back a quarter of what you stole. That will teach you!
  
  Ponzi schemes are fine unless you steal from rich people. Just look at Enron and FTX. Steal from poor people? Totally fine.
- Still better than what famous people and priests get for fucking kids.
Awe. 🫢
Anyway.
Good news is good news!
Is he still going to cameo from jail?
Disgraced? This sounds like this should put him on top of his political game?
Is there a gofundme to get him 'tuned up' a little bit while he's in there?
... Asking for a friend
Consequences
Isn’t he just gonna claim that was someone else they put in prison?
Did he rape kids?
- The fuck does that matter? Are you particularly interested in kid rape? Not sure why you’d want to shift the subject matter off federal fraud… should these charges not matter, unless the kiddy rape sizzle is on top?
  
  Jesus. You really missed he point. Here, since you and others seem to be light thinkers: here’s an insignificant cunt who’s going to jail for crimes far less severe than those committed by the fucking president.

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