Former Republican congressman George Santos, who GOP colleagues ousted, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft.
Federal prosecutors asked for an 87-month custodial sentence, and his legal team asked for a two-year sentence.
The government submitted a list of Santos’s recent social media posts as evidence to prove he was “unrepentant for his crimes.”
One of his tweets was, “No matter how hard the DOJ comes for me, they are mad because they will never break my spirit.”
In a filing on April 21st, Santos wrote that he was “profoundly sorry for the criminal conduct,” and that he believes “that the department of justice’s demand for an 87-month sentence, in its effort to weaponize my speech as proof of incorrigibility, is an overreach that I have a both a constitutional right the civic duty to protest.”
“True remorse isn’t mute; It is aware of itself, and it speaks up when the penalty scale jumps into the absurd. This distinction seems lost on the prosecution, who would rather slap a ‘keep quiet or else’ sticker on me and steam press whatever spirit I’ve got left.”
He probably had more than five years added to his sentence for lack of repentance.
Quite a fall from grace. From Congress to prison, from congressman to con man.
What do you think about using tweets to add to criminal punishments? What do you think about acting repentant for a lighter sentence?
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He is a RINO, so I am good with it.
The funny thing about George Santos, is that he was truthful about being a liar.
Unlike the democrats who are liars, and refuse to admit it. I kind of like George.
Has the DOJ ever been able to find the China Spy driver for California State Senator Dianne Feinstein. The spy was Feinstein’s driver for 20 years and our guberment “couldn’t figure out he was a spy”.
Last I read the spy was living on a USA Federal Pension in California and I guess our deep state can’t find this spy getting a pension check every month????
When young I read about Communists sentencing people to punishment for refusing to make public statements of their guilt and begging for forgiveness.
Oh!!! Now the communists are running the USA No Justice System.
Crime pays…..unless you’re a crooked Republican.
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Fun flies when you’re doing time.