The House Ethics Committee’s investigators put it bluntly: George Santos “cannot be trusted.”
In a report adopted by its investigative subcommittee in November 2023, the panel said the New York Republican placed private gain above his duty at nearly every turn. It found substantial evidence he violated federal law, including campaign-finance and disclosure rules, and that he converted campaign money to his own use. A superseding indictment filed that October charged him with 23 counts.
The subcommittee recommended the committee refer the evidence to the Justice Department and publicly condemn Santos, concluding his conduct had brought severe discredit on the House.
The fabrications behind the case first surfaced in his own resume. Submitted to the Nassau County Republican Committee, the document claimed a Baruch College degree with a 3.89 GPA, an MBA from New York University, and work at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. The banks have no record of that employment, and the academic claims did not hold up either.
He wrote that he scored 710 on the business-school entrance exam, out of a possible 800, and that he doubled revenue at Goldman from 300M to 600M. None of it was true. The GOP in Nassau County, which had backed him in 2020 and again in 2022, later demanded he resign. “We were duped here,” its chairman said.
Santos refused to step down, insisting he was elected to serve his district, not the party.
Sources
- Read the House Ethics Committee Report on George Santos – The New York Times
- George Santos resume revealed – with a litany of lies | The Independent
