The claim
A campaign résumé that included jobs at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, a degree from NYU, and a mother who died on 9/11.
Made in: Campaign filings, interviews, and congressional biography
The proof
Reporting exposed the résumé within weeks of his election, and the record went further: he pleaded guilty in April 2025 to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, including stealing donors’ identities to charge their cards. The House had already expelled him in December 2023, only the sixth member ever removed.
The record
United States v. Santos · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · No. 2:23-cr-00174
Outcome: Guilty plea to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft (April 2025)
The person admitted the facts under oath in open court, before a judge, to end a criminal case. The strongest record possible: self-incrimination.