George Santos, who made history last month when he flipped a competitive New York seat to become the first openly gay Republican member of the US House of Representatives, allegedly made up his life story, according to the New York Times, which belatedly dug into the congressman’s past on Monday.
Santos presented himself as the “full embodiment of the American Dream,” a second-generation Brazilian immigrant, former Wall Street banker and real estate investor who rescued animals in his spare time. However, the Times was unable to verify so much as his college degree – let alone his work resume, charitable works, his family real estate empire, or even his home address.
The outlet found that while he was supposedly studying finance at Baruch College, Brazilian court records show Santos was being prosecuted for allegedly stealing the checkbook of a man his mother was caring for. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs could find no record of Santos working for them. Santos also claimed to be a landlord managing 13 properties, but no records exist of his owning property in New York City or Long Island. He was, however, evicted twice from apartments in Queens, in 2015 and 2017.
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