Former US Rep. George Santos arrives for a court hearing on Long Island.Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesFormer US Congressman George Santos has pleaded guilty to two counts in his criminal case.Prosecutors accused him of fraud, money laundering, and a litany of other crimes.Santos made history by being expelled from Congress late last year.Serial liar and former US congressman George Santos pleaded guilty to criminal charges in court Monday, avoiding a criminal trial.Federal prosecutors charged Santos with 23 counts of fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and conspiracy charges.They alleged he participated in a series of schemes that involved stealing credit card information from his political donors, lying to Congress, stealing unemployment and pandemic relief funds, falsifying campaign records, and other crimes.Santos ultimately pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts — one count of wire fraud and one count of identity theft — as part of a plea agreement."You trusted me to represent you with honor and to uphold the values that are central to our democracy," Santos told reporters outside court after the hearing.
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