{"id":533061,"date":"2022-12-31T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T15:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-rep-elect-george-santos-faces-federal-filings-questions\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T15:13:38","slug":"ny-rep-elect-george-santos-faces-federal-filings-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-rep-elect-george-santos-faces-federal-filings-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Rep.-elect George Santos faces federal filings questions"},"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-6a41485803ca2\" 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-6a41485803ca2\" 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\/ny-rep-elect-george-santos-faces-federal-filings-questions\/#%E2%80%9CNY_Rep-elect_George_Santos_faces_federal_filings_questions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY Rep.-elect George Santos faces federal filings questions&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_Rep-elect_George_Santos_faces_federal_filings_questions%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY Rep.-elect George Santos faces federal filings questions&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Some federal insiders don\u2019t buy embattled Rep.-elect George Santos\u2019 excuse that dozens of strange $199.99 campaign expenses he filed were the result of a \u201cdatabase\u201d error.<\/p>\n<p>The newly-elected Long Island Republican has come under a hailstorm of criticism and probes by both the Nassau County district attorney and federal prosecutors after he came clean to The Post about fabricating key details of his personal and professional life.<\/p>\n<p>More revelations came this week, including that Santos\u2019 campaign committee recorded 37 expenditures between April 2021 and February 2022 \u2014 each totaling exactly $199.99. The figure is one cent below the minimum amount at which federal law requires receipts. <\/p>\n<p>Rooms at the Hyatt Orlando Hotel and the W Hotel South Beach and office supply run to Staples and Target were all among the curious $199.99 expenses. There were also Ubers, airline flights, Amtrak tickets, parking at John F. Kennedy Airport, and meals at The Little Neck, Queens restaurant Il Bacco Ristorante.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Looking down South Beach in Miami.\" class=\"wp-image-25191200\" width=\"618\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Several of the Santos campaign\u2019s questionable payments went for stays in luxury hotels in Florida <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Santos camp blamed paperwork problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis reporting issue is the result of a database error and amendments were filed with the FEC. We believe that accurate information has been provided to the FEC,\u201d a rep for Santos\u2019 campaign emailed The Post.<\/p>\n<p>But the purchases and their strange prices remain publicly viewable on the Federal Election Commission website. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stores like Target and Staples were among the curious expenses.\" class=\"wp-image-25195586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stores like Target and Staples were among the curious expenses.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Brendan McDermid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe it,\u201d said Ann Ravel, former FEC chairwoman, of Santos\u2019 explanation. \u201cThere are too many expenditures for the $199 that were filed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they did provide an amending filing to the FEC to change it, and if the FEC agrees that it was a database error, the FEC would have already changed the website,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Hillard, a rep for the FEC added that \u201cany amended transactions and filings submitted by committees would be reflected in the data through the FEC website.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of an Amtrak train.\" class=\"wp-image-25195589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Other expenses included Amtrak tickets, airline and flights.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images\/LUKE SHARRETT<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A general view of an Uber Pickup Zone sign as seen in Paramus, NJ.\" class=\"wp-image-25195624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Uber rides and parking at John F. Kennedy Airport were also found on Santos\u2019 expenses. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Santos\u2019 biggest New York donors are taking a wait-and-see <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>roach to the ballooning scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s complicated. I am still sorting out my feelings,\u201d said Josh Eisen, an entrepreneur who gave a maximum of $2,900 in contributions to both Santos\u2019 primary campaign and his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election fund. \u201cConsidering the gravity of sitting in Congress, I surely hope that one of those many prosecutors will be able to inform the people about how we should feel before he is sworn in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of Gristedes supermarkets, suggested he cut a $2,900 check to Santos reluctantly. \u201cMy daughter had a fundraiser for him and I always support daughters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of Josh Eisen.\" class=\"wp-image-25191185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/santos-fec-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Josh Eisen, a top campaign donor, says the Santos situation is \u201ccomplicated\u201d  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cats said the Santos situation made him \u201ca little woozy,\u201d but he is \u201ctaking the position of letting all the truth come out. Let the US attorney do his job, and let\u2019s find out the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santos also listed expenditures far north of $199, including more than $1,000 for apparel at Brooks Brothers. Another $713 went to \u201cfood and beverages\u201d for an event at The Breakers, an ultra-luxe hotel in Palm Beach. <\/p>\n<p>Santos also wined and dined his donors at some of New York and Washington D.C. trendiest spots including Il Mulino and Joe\u2019s Stone Crab, dropping $660 and $710 respectively, FEC forms show.\n                        <\/p><\/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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