{"id":531613,"date":"2022-12-27T04:03:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T01:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-college-work-details\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T04:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T01:03:21","slug":"new-york-rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-college-work-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-college-work-details\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating college, work details"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38455af12f7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38455af12f7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-college-work-details\/#New_York_Rep-elect_George_Santos_admits_fabricating_college_work_details\" >New York Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating college, work details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_York_Rep-elect_George_Santos_admits_fabricating_college_work_details\"><\/span>New York Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating college, work details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santosgeorge_120222gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep.-elect\u00a0George Santos (R-N.Y.) has admitted to fabricating details about his education and previous employment as he campaigned for Congress during this year\u2019s midterms, falsely claiming he\u2019d earned a college degree and misrepresenting his past work.<\/p>\n<p>His <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/26\/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio\/\">comments in an in<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/26\/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio\/\">terview<\/a> with the New York Post published Monday <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/19\/nyregion\/george-santos-ny-republicans.html\">follow a report from The New York Times<\/a> that highlighted discrepancies in Santos\u2019s story, including his claims that he\u2019d worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and that he\u2019d graduated from New York\u2019s Baruch College. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Santos told the Post he \u201cnever worked directly\u201d with either firm and said he\u2019ll be \u201cclearer about that\u201d in the future. He also said he did not graduate from Baruch, nor \u201cany institution of higher learning,\u201d despite his past claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sins here are embellishing my resume. I\u2019m sorry,\u201d the incoming GOP lawmaker told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Santos insisted to the Post that the controversy won\u2019t keep him from \u201cgood legislative success\u201d when he takes his seat in the 118th Congress in January. <\/p>\n<p>Breaking his silence on the accusations, Santos also gave <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wabcradio.com\/episode\/does-anybody-know-the-true-life-story-of-lying-long-island-lawmaker-george-santos-12-23-22\/\">an interview to local radio station WABC-AM<\/a> in which he maintained that \u201ca lot of people overstate in their resumes, or twist a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying I\u2019m not guilty of that, I\u2019m just saying, I\u2019ve done so much good work in my career,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a criminal who defrauded the entire country,\u201d Santos told the outlet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Santos flipped a\u00a0House seat for the GOP in November to represent parts of Long Island and Queens.<\/p>\n<p>Incoming House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) said last week that Santos \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be a complete and utter fraud \u2014 his whole life story made up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Santos\u2019s attorney last week had called the Times report about him a \u201cshotgun blast of attacks\u201d and claimed coverage of him was aimed at trying \u201cto smear his good name.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume,\u201d Santos said in the interview with the Post. \u201cI own up to that \u2026 We do stupid things in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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