Remember this guy? In a crowded field of professional liars, he is perhaps the biggest liar elected to congress, at least recently.
Today former Rep. George Santos was handed a 78 month sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft last year. He tearfully begged the judge for mercy but didn’t get it.
A federal judge in New York sentenced former Rep. George Santos to over seven years in prison Friday.
“Where is the remorse?” U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert asked Santos before sentencing him to 87 months behind bars and ordering him to almost $374,000 in restitution…
Seybert handed down the sentence after Santos made a tearful plea for mercy and acknowledged he’d “betrayed the confidence” of his constituents.
The judge did not appear moved by Santos’ sobs. She said doesn’t like sending people to jail, but Santos was “fully…