Rep. George Santos Pleads Not Guilty to All 13 Criminal Counts in Federal Court
New York Rep.George Santospleaded not guilty to 13 criminal counts in federal court on Wednesday after investigatorsunsealed an indictment hours earlier, which charged him with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. If convicted, the freshman Republican congressman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for the top counts, according to the Justice Department....