Judge grants request for George Santos's bond sponsors to be unsealed

[RandySF]

A federal judge Tuesday granted media organizations’ requests to unseal the names of the people who cosigned Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case.

The order is a blow to Santos, whose attorney Monday asked a judge to keep the names of the bond cosigners sealed. The congressman’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, expressed concern for the sponsors should their identities be revealed, citing a “media frenzy” around the Santos case.




https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4036947-judge-grants-request-for-george-santoss-bond-sponsors-to-be-unsealed/

[Ohio Joe]

1. Interesting...

[jimfields33]

4. They should really do this will all bail money. Give names.

Even if little Jimmy got the bail money from parents for theft, the parents names should be known or a bail bondsman company or wherever the money came from.

[Ohio Joe]

5. I would have no problem with that...

I expect that in 99.9% of cases, nobody would care or even bother to look but... In those cases where people do care, I expect it would be in the public interest to have it be public knowledge.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Hard To Disagree

In fact, I admit to being confused as to why it is ever non-public information.
I can't see how it negatively impacts the suretor unless they themselves have something to hide.

[kimbutgar]

2. Can't wait to see who paid the bond!

It would be interesting if the payee had a Russian surname!

[Bev54]

38. Wonder how long we have to wait to hear??

[Tetrachloride]

3. Being a member of Congress means that privacy is paramount

except when you need money.

[erronis]

31. -- Being a member of Congress means that publicity is paramount

since you need to broadcast your good deeds;

except when you need to hide
your affairs and your participation in activities which you publicly deplore
your unreported untaxed financial dealings with russian oligarchs
your lying on multiple forms
your spouses links to anti-democracy groups
your bribes received and kickbacks for "services rendered"

[Quakerfriend]

6. Great! But, just speed reading the article,

I didn’t see the deadline. By when?

[sheshe2]

7. Santos has until Friday to appeal.

[Quakerfriend]

9. Thank you! I thought that was a reference to

what had originally been decided on last week.

[Harker]

37. I don't think he'll ever be appealing.

Not to me, anyhow.

[sheshe2]

49. 🤣🤣🤣

I agree!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[Cha]

10. TY... you Always come up with

The Tweet!

[UTUSN]

11. K&R

[gab13by13]

12. Let's see,

there's Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society.
there's Harlan Crow
there's a Koch brother still alive.
there's Putin.

[RandySF]

13. I suspect he's afraid of whoever posted his bail.

[MayReasonRule]

21. Whom Might You Posit As Fitting Your Suspected Narrative? I'm Really Curious Now.

[RandySF]

22. The mob?

[MayReasonRule]

25. That Covers A Lot Of Ground Including The Entirety Of The GOP's Facist Mob Of Nazis

Any groups or individuals that you'd calculate as more likely than another?

[erronis]

32. Putin via Deriposvka

Deriposvka seems to be a constant meddling threat to democracy.

[Hekate]

28. He should be

[gopiscrap]

17. there's also Kevin McCarthy and the Republican National Committee

[KPN]

20. You'd think they'd be smart enough to make sure there's

some distance between them and the bond surety name-wise though. They are pretty practiced at corruption.

[Cheezoholic]

35. Hugo Chavez lol

[mitch96]

45. You think there will a poll or bets wagered on who it is? nt

[poli-junkie]

14. Elon Muskrat, RNC, MTG

[moondust]

18. Harlan Crow?

[Blue Owl]

15. Expose the enabler

And fuck Santos -- throw his lying ass in jail

[MayReasonRule]

16. What's The Line In Vegas Y'all??

That's a great bet for fun!!!

[SCantiGOP]

19. I'll bet all I have

that is was not DJTrump.

[MayReasonRule]

23. Lol, YOU MADE ME SPEW MY Jucifer IPA!!!

[diva77]

39. What is "IPA"? I tried to look it up, nothing I found seemed to fit...

[ProfessorGAC]

43. India Pale Ale

A beer type product known for a pronounced hop flavor.

[mitch96]

47. and And AND it's relatively high alcohol content.....hic......nt

[ProfessorGAC]

53. Yeah, Typically Over 5.5%

Best ale I ever had was a true cask ale at a pub in Hyde, England. I forget the brewer, but they were local to Manchester.
Fantastic!
I don't drink much, so I prefer NA or Zero beers. I like beer, but don't care for the alcohol buzz.
But, if I could get that ale here, I'd have one every day.

[mitch96]

57. I use to be a real IPA freak. After a while I got tired of the overly piney flavor.

Fizzy water with pine needles with a bad finish.
I'm now leaning to a lighter lager and my all time fav is Guinness.
Two and I'm done and it has a nice flavor.
I cant remember if it was better in St James Gate or here... All good to me. YMMV

m

[diva77]

52. thank you!

[SCantiGOP]

55. My son loves it

I call it Stinky Beer.
If you have had regular American beer all your life, the IPAs are probably going to be hard to take.

[SCantiGOP]

56. My son loves it

I call it Stinky Beer.
If you have had regular American beer all your life, the IPAs are probably going to be hard to take.

[MayReasonRule]

54. IPA in this instance means India Pale Ale. Jucifer is brewed with Mosaic and Citra Hops

Last edited Tue Jun 6, 2023, 07:57 PM - Edit history (1)

It's a tasty beast!!!

Come on down y'al! The beer is cold and the food is plenty!!!

[Bev54]

40. Now that is a sure bet if I have ever heard one!

[machoneman]

24. Not Trump for sure. My bet: 50% from the RNC. 25% from some House group. The balance from....

...some R zillionarie.

[NowISeetheLight]

26. I Wonder

[Hekate]

27. Pass the butter 'n'salt, please

[erronis]

33. What, holding off on the popcorn?

Make me think of when my mother started feeding us kids artichokes. I didn't understand the leafy bits so I just happily scooped the salted butter.

[Hekate]

46. Nope, just need more stuff on the popcorn. I'll share when the show starts.

[Grins]

29. Change "Santos" to "Soros." Think the Reich would care about a "media frenzy?"

[usonian]

30. Business Insider speculates Guo Wengui

https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-bail-guo-wengui-secret-bond-sponsor-theory-2023-6?op=1

Looks to be an upstanding dude.

Guo claimed to be exiled from his home in China for blowing the whistle on corruption, and has fashioned himself as a patron of right-wing rabble-rousers, including Steve Bannon (who himself is under indictment for allegations that he oversaw a fraud scheme that stole money from political supporters). Forbes calculated his net worth to be $1.1 billion in 2015, and more recent media reports have referred to him as a billionaire. Some experts believe Guo may be a spy for China.

One of Guo's and Bannon's projects is the New Federal State of China, which purports to be a government in exile that will take over China once the Chinese Communist Party is overthrown. Prosecutors allege Guo illegally took money from the Rule of Law Foundation and the Rule of Law Society, two nonprofits he founded that have similar policy objectives. (Guo and Bannon have both pleaded not guilty in their respective cases.)

The judge overseeing Guo's case denied giving him bail, siding with prosecutors who argued he was a flight risk because of his vast wealth, ties abroad, and connections to powerful people.

"Miles Guo has been detained since March 15 without bail? The #CCP corruption runs deep," Santos tweeted on May 4, using another one of Guo's many names. (An affinity for using multiple names, which are variations of each other, is something Guo shares with George Anthony Devolder Santos.)

[gratuitous]

34. You'd think the sponsors would be eager to publicize their selfless act

Surely they posted George's bail out of the goodness of their hearts, and not with any expectation of favorable consideration by a sitting member of Congress.

Right?

[barbtries]

36. he should resign

and go away. shoulda done it a long time ago.

[mitch96]

48. McCarthy needs his vote. nothing else..nt

[Sneederbunk]

41. Would not be surprised if they are shell companies.

[calimary]

44. He claims he'd rather go to jail than say their names?

Well, I’m okay with that, too!

VERY okay with that, too. The public deserves to know where those who claim to represent us get their money. That’ll always reveal who those representatives are beholden to.

[Pas-de-Calais]

50. Are ANY bail info sealed for an average Joe??

I really don’t know

[onenote]

51. Sometimes. But most of the time bail for the average Joe is paid by a bail bondsman

[Maru Kitteh]

58. HA! This is going to be hysterical!