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CNN: George Santos Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison in Fraud Case
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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Inside Politics
Name: Inside Politics
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Dana Bash
Name: Dana Bash
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior congressional correspondent
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04/25/2025 11:22 am
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ANNOUNCER This is CNN ░░░░░░░░ news BASH Now we ░░░░░░░░ got more breaking news ░░░░░░░░ Republican Congressman George Santos ░░░░░░░░ been sentenced on federal ░░░░░░░░ charges CNN s Brynn ░░░░░░░░ is live outside the ░░░░░░░░ on Long Island in ░░░░░░░░ York Brynn what was ░░░░░░░░ sentenced to GINGRAS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ so 87 months Now ░░░░░░░░ is what prosecutors had ░░░░░░░░ the judge for on ░░░░░░░░ two counts that George ░░░░░░░░ the Republican congressman who ░░░░░░░░ was kicked out of ░░░░░░░░ after these charges were ░░░░░░░░ against him by the ░░░░░░░░ government and now that ░░░░░░░░ what the judge gave ░░░░░░░░ She was quite angry ░░░░░░░░ have to say in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom when she basically ░░░░░░░░ to him Where is ░░░░░░░░ apology Why you re ░░░░░░░░ sorry for the crimes ░░░░░░░░ you ve done In ░░░░░░░░ last eight plus months ░░░░░░░░ said you ve just ░░░░░░░░ to lie to the ░░░░░░░░ that you once represented ░░░░░░░░ the third congressional district ░░░░░░░░ she handed down again ░░░░░░░░ these two charges that ░░░░░░░░ pled guilty to for ░░░░░░░░ wire fraud and aggravated ░░░░░░░░ theft she handed down ░░░░░░░░ 87 month sentence Now ░░░░░░░░ will say he doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to report or ░░░░░░░░ to prison until July ░░░░░░░░ so he has a ░░░░░░░░ months before he has ░░░░░░░░ report His attorneys asked ░░░░░░░░ he be brought to ░░░░░░░░ prison in the Northeast ░░░░░░░░ actually asked that he ░░░░░░░░ protective custody And the ░░░░░░░░ said Listen I don ░░░░░░░░ really see any reason ░░░░░░░░ that As far as ░░░░░░░░ Santos is concerned in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom Dana he was ░░░░░░░░ absolutely sobbing when the ░░░░░░░░ handed down the sentence ░░░░░░░░ he had a chance ░░░░░░░░ speak to the judge ░░░░░░░░ did say a few ░░░░░░░░ and he was crying ░░░░░░░░ that time as well ░░░░░░░░ basically admitted that he ░░░░░░░░ the confidence of the ░░░░░░░░ that entrusted him He ░░░░░░░░ that he cannot rewrite ░░░░░░░░ past but he wants ░░░░░░░░ steer the future in ░░░░░░░░ right direction But again ░░░░░░░░ judge here just not ░░░░░░░░ it not buying it ░░░░░░░░ all saying even pointing ░░░░░░░░ the amount of money ░░░░░░░░ he made from Cameo ░░░░░░░░ as we have always ░░░░░░░░ about with George Santos ░░░░░░░░ didn t you set ░░░░░░░░ a savings account to ░░░░░░░░ paying that restitution back ░░░░░░░░ start paying these people ░░░░░░░░ defrauded back So really ░░░░░░░░ went after him with ░░░░░░░░ sentencing And we do ░░░░░░░░ to hear from U ░░░░░░░░ attorneys shortly you know ░░░░░░░░ soon But certainly it ░░░░░░░░ an interesting time in ░░░░░░░░ for that sentencing It ░░░░░░░░ about an hour and ░░░░░░░░ half almost two hours ░░░░░░░░ before that sentencing was ░░░░░░░░ down BASH Brynn wow ░░░░░░░░ sounds incredibly dramatic What ░░░░░░░░ scene that you witnessed ░░░░░░░░ GINGRAS Yeah BASH Thanks ░░░░░░░░ bringing it to us.”
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