He Lied to Me, Too
A man who was 18 when they started dating and lived with George Santos (the future MP was married to a woman) says he was lied to too.
“He said he would get money from Citigroup, but he was an investor,” said Pedro Vilalba. new york times About her 2014 romance with Santos, who was 26 at the time. He never actually went to work. ”
Bilalba said Santos once gave him a ticket to Hawaii, but the ticket didn’t exist.
“I got up in the morning, put all my things in a garbage bag, called my dad and left the house,” he said.
Former Democratic Congressman Robert Zimmerman spoke at a rally in Mineola, New York, where local leaders and residents denounced the lies of Congressman-elect George Santos.
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As shocking as this anecdote may be, Santos, who is set to take office in Congress on Tuesday, has already admitted to a surprising pile of lies about his background, from his work history to his education to his mother’s death. .
The Daily Beast reports that the New York Republican and openly gay campaigner officially ended his secret seven-year marriage to a woman in 2019. clarified.
But Santos’ outrageously false statements about being “Jewish,” working for Goldman Sachs, and owning 18 properties are the least of his headaches. Thing.
The state attorney general is investigating the furore he filed on the official form, and even some Republicans are suggesting he should resign.
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