Scrutiny turns to George Santos's campaign funding
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3792626-scrutiny-turns-to-george-santoss-campaign-funding/
Scrutiny turns to George Santoss campaign funding
by Julia Shapero - 12/31/22 6:00 AM ET
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One of most noticeable peculiarities in Santoss finances is his rapid accumulation of wealth before his run for Congress in 2022, said Jordan Libowitz, the communications director for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Santos provided his own campaign with a loan of $700,000, apparently from the $750,000 salary that he reported earning from his company, the Devolder Organization, in his most recent financial disclosure. Santos also reported more than $1 million in dividends from Devolder.
However, during his unsuccessful campaign for Congress just two years earlier, Santos reported having no assets and a salary of $55,000.
He went from essentially no money in 2020 to millions in 2022, Libowitz noted.
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