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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/04/politics/george-santos-brazilian-clerk-fraud/index.htmlA Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of more than $1,300 by George Santos has a message to voters who cast ballots for the Republican congressman-elect: "Don't feel guilty, he does that really well. He's a professional liar."
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Bruno Simões said that Santos in 2008 paid for merchandise using a pair of stolen checks and forging the signature of the account owner.
Simões became suspicious of Santos' demeanor -- saying he was overly charming while shopping -- and subsequently attempted to verify the checks.
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When it became clear they were fraudulent, the shop's owner demanded Simões, then in his early 20s, pay the damages -- roughly equal to four months' salary. Simões paid in installments before the shop owner waived the remaining amount.
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In a 2009 social media exchange with Simões, Santos promised to repay him, saying, "I know I screwed up and I want to pay up." But Simões said Santos never made good on the pledge and, barring a court order, doesn't have "high hopes" he'll ever see the money again.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I hope they lock his ass up!
malaise
(269,157 posts)Truth will out
elleng
(131,106 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,382 posts)Quakerfriend
(5,452 posts)I keep wondering how hes been supporting himself for the past ~ decade.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)that lies are part of the standard GOP toolkit should feel guilty.
And when you look at the reasons of why they voted for him they should be even more ashamed.
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)All of you people are fucking goddamned idiots.
peppertree
(21,664 posts)That most Republicans will vote for a moldy ham sandwich - as long as it has an R beside it.
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)...doesn't lie about what it is.
So, voting for Santos is worse than voting for the sandwich with the "R".
peppertree
(21,664 posts)A greasy con-man - more shameless than Trump, and with more skeletons in his closet than Lindsey.
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)peppertree
(21,664 posts)It is what it is.
thenelm1
(854 posts)conman managed to flip it. How did that happen? A krappy campaign on the part of the Dem incumbent? A "charm" offensive that checked all the right boxes from the conman? Or just the typical complaints about inflation, crime, etc? Prior to 2012 it was R Peter King's old district but had been Dem since then.
It looks like low voter turnout was a huge part of the problem. In 2020 Santos lost by 45+K votes out of 372.5+ total votes (208K to 162K). This cycle he won 142K votes to the incumbent's 120K votes with a total count of 262+ K votes. That's a huge swing. Dem mid-term voter apathy strikes again...
(I answered my own question apparently. When the hell are Dem voters going to learn...)
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)As more information comes out about who Santos really is and the extent of his lying, I hope this will be the last time the district allows such a thing to happen .
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Trust_Reality
(1,723 posts)What are they going to do about it???????
bobbyar
(63 posts)Tadpole Raisin
(972 posts)I wish his crimes were at the level where Brazil could/would request extradition. Slime weasel!!