George Santos lied to a judge in 2017 bid to help a 'family friend' charged with fraud

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

NEW YORK — George Santos lied to a Seattle judge about working for Goldman Sachs while speaking at a 2017 bail hearing for a “family friend” who later pleaded guilty to fraud in an ATM skimming scheme, according to an audio recording of the proceeding and court records.

“So what do you do for work?” King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell asked Santos at the May 15, 2017 arraignment of defendant Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha.

“I am an aspiring politician and I work for Goldman Sachs,” Santos replied.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/24/george-santos-lied-to-a-judge-in-2017-bid-to-help-a-family-friend-charged-with-fraud-00084341

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The hits keep on coming....

[TheRealNorth]

1. Lying to a judge is a prerequisite to being an elected official in good standing ....

In today's Republican Party.

[republianmushroom]

3. Yep

[Escurumbele]

6. Being a creep is the main requirement, then you can show your attributes, a fraud, a liar,

cruel, ignorant, hypocrite, etc., etc., etc. Anything evil will do.

[riversedge]

4. So, gorgie is also a Goldman Sachs-ish worker.

[Escurumbele]

5. George Santos, the gift that keeps on giving...What a character, his brain should be studied.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. This asshole needs to be prosecuted

[Cha]

8. Yes.. Oh that it will happen!

[bluestarone]

9. Todays RETHUGLICONS are jumping off a cliffs

They have NOT hit bottom yet! I look forward to the day they fucking WIPEOUT!

[CloudWatcher]

10. Perjury isn't a minor offense

Anyone happen to know what the statute of limitations on perjury is in Washington?

[gopiscrap]

23. first degree perjury

which this very well could be is a class B felony in the State of Washington the statute of limitations in Washington is 10 years. Also punishable by a fine of 100K and ten years in prison. Much of that is based on prior record and the severity of the perjury. If it did not materially effect the case and this would be Santos' first offense then the penalty wouldn't nearly equal the maximum

[CloudWatcher]

24. thank you!

I look forward to our justice system demonstrating again that we are a nation of
laws and that favoritism plays no part in deciding which laws to enforce.

[gopiscrap]

25. me too

[republianmushroom]

11. and what happened to him -- nothing

happened 6 years age.

[stopdiggin]

18. are you saying that the judge/court

knew of this falsehood 6 years ago?

[republianmushroom]

19. It would have only taken one phone call to find out if he was telling the truth.

the D.A. should have made that phone call.

[stopdiggin]

20. on whose recommendation or orders?

and for what reason? Do you think that all 'character reference' testimony is investigated?
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[republianmushroom]

21. if not should be , only takes a phone call.

how much time was spent preparing the case ?

[stopdiggin]

22. you just keep revealing a total lack

of grasp on real world condition.

'if not, should be ..' Okie-dokie then, son.
I'm sure the judge and DA will get right on that.

[ZonkerHarris]

12. ATM skimming - this is big time crook stuff

[paleotn]

13. A far shorter list.

When as Santos ever told the truth about anything?

[Speed8098]

14. Expulsion

Why hasn't this proven liar been expelled yet?

Get this poser out of our government as soon as is legally possible. I wonder why it hasn't happened already......(not really, I know they need his votes)

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-5/clause-2/

[live love laugh]

15. Wake me when they actually hold him accountable. Otherwise, g'night. 💤 😴

[JohnnyRingo]

16. I'm not sure how that lie helped his friend.

Just an example of why we can't believe anything he says. He lies out of habit, not need.

[dalton99a]

17. "I am an aspiring politician" is the only true statement ever uttered by the asshole