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Wiz Imp

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3. The only reason anybody knows who he is is because he lied about absolutely everything

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10:36 PM

Oct 2025

about himself and got elected to Congress. Everything he claimed about himself was false. So why should anyone expect him to start telling the truth now?

For the record, Santos was NOT "the first person to ever go to federal prison for a civil violation". Santos was convicted of federal criminal charges, not civil violations, for which he was sentenced to prison. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, which are serious federal crimes. Other charges included conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds, stemming from a variety of schemes, including misusing campaign donor money for personal expenses and falsely applying for unemployment benefits.

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Santos says he's not getting away with his crimes after Trump commuted his sentence [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 OP

He didn't go to prison for a civil violation. He pled guilty to (and was convicted of) crimes. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #1

Prison didn't seem to alter his pathological lying. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #2

The only reason anybody knows who he is is because he lied about absolutely everything Wiz Imp Oct 2025 #3