Former Rep George Santos releases drama farewell before starting his 7-year prison term

Former Rep. George Santos A drama farewell was posted on social media Thursday night, just hours after he began serving his sentence for fraud and identity theft.

Santos wrote on X: “Well, my dear… the curtains fell, the spotlight was dim, and the rhinestones were crowded.”

“What a journey from the congress hall to cable news! Is it messy? Always charming.

The former New York MP is expected to report to federal detention centers on Friday and begin serving 87 months in prison, only more than seven years. After pleading guilty In 2024, fraud and aggravate identity theft.

Santos was assessed by U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in April for the maximum sentence. He was also ordered to pay nearly $374,000 in damages and confiscate more than $205,000 in fraudulent proceeds.

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His guilty confession is right Campaign financial frauddonor identity theft and false common unemployment claims.

“This lawsuit shows that my office is committed to actively rooting in public corruption,” said U.S. Attorney John J. Durham. Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said Santos “trades with his integrity in exchange for designer clothing and a luxury lifestyle.”

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Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrived in Islip, central New York on August 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Prosecutors shared how Santos and his campaign treasurer Nancy Marks tampered with donor reports to qualify for national Republican funding. They made donations to the family of Santos and falsely reported a $500,000 loan from Santos, despite $8,000 in his account.

He also stole credit card information from donors, including “the victims he knew were older people suffering from cognitive impairment or decline” and filed unauthorized charges to fund campaigns and personal spending, According to the Ministry of Justice. Santos also used a fake political fundraising company to solicit tens of thousands of dollars he spent on “designer clothing.”

During the pandemic, Santos fraudulently claimed more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits during the hiring of an investment company. He also filed false Congressional financial disclosures Go to the house.

According to the Justice Department, Santos deliberately targets older people with “cognitive impairment or decline” in the identity theft program. (Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Santos was elected after flipping New York’s third district (GOP) in 2022. His resume is easily debunked. He wrongly claimed to have a degree, Wall Street job and family connections to the Holocaust and 9/11.

He was fired by Congress in December 2023, just the sixth member to evacuate from the House of Representatives after a harsh moral report.

Santos has remained publicly active since his sentencing, selling video messages on cameo and posting social media posts.

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His tweet concluded: “I might be leaving the stage (for now), but believe my legend will never really quit.”

Unless a pardon is pardoned, Santos is expected to remain in jail until at least early 2032. He has reportedly appealed to the president Donald Trump Wide and large.

The White House and Santos did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.