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Mandatory Credit: Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13741019b) Republican Representative of New York George Santos, who is currently under federal investigation, leaves following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC, USA, 25 January 2023. Republican Representative of New York George Santos, Washington, USA - 25 Jan 2023

New York CongressmanGeorge Santosis facing criminal charges from the Department of Justice, according to multiple reports.

The charges filed are sealed at the moment, but the 34-year-old Republican representative is expected to appear in federal court as early as Wednesday,CNN reported.CBS News correspondent Matt Piepershared on Twitter that Santos is expected to be arrested on Wednesday.

According to the outlet, New York and Washington public integrity prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) are looking into allegedly false statements in Santos' campaign finances filings and other claims.

The congressman’s attorney declined to comment to CNN.

The freshman lawmaker filed paperwork for his 2024 reelection campaign in March to keep his District 3 seat, according to theFederal Election Commission website. The district is made up of parts of Long Island and Queens.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthytold CNN that he will examine the charges before deciding on whether to remove Santos from Congress.

A bombshellNew York Timesreport found that many of the claims he made on the campaign trail and on his resume were unsubstantiated.

The outlet said Santos misled voters about his level of education, previous jobs and family ties to the Holocaust, news that earned him bipartisan condemnation for misrepresenting himself.

Santos himself acknowledged that he had “embellished” significant portions of his resume, telling theNew York Postthathe lied aboutworking at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, as he had previously asserted, and about attending Baruch College and New York University (he did not attend college).

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) watches proceedings during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is meeting to vote for the next Speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to earn more than 218 votes on several ballots; the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

In 2020, when Santos launched his first, ultimately unsuccessful run for the House, he stated in a financial disclosure that he had no assets and no earned income.

Santos has said the funds came from his company, the Devolder Organization, whichThe Washington Postreports was organized just one month before the Republican declared his latest candidacy in 2021.

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Federal investigators are also reportedly looking into claims that Santos oncescammed a Navy veteran out of $3,000meant for his ailing service dog, CNN andPoliticoreported in February.

Allegations directed at Santos grew, with the lawmaker’s ex-roommate saying the freshman congressman once spearheaded acredit card-skimming fraud at ATMs.

Politicoreports that the former roommate — Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha — made the allegations in a sworn declaration submitted to the FBI.

Trelha wasconvicted of the fraudin 2017, according to Politico, and deported to Brazil as a result. In his sworn declaration, Trelha claims, “the person in charge of the crime of credit card fraud when I was arrested was George Santos / Anthony Devolder.”

source: people.com