Nothing seemed unusual about George Santos’ election to Congress until The New York Times dropped a bombshell story in December alleging that Santos lied to voters about the most basic things regarding his background: where he went to school, where he worked, his personal finances and his family history.
A week later — and a little over a month after defeating Democratic rival Robert Zimmerman in November 2022 for the Third Congressional District seat covering northeast Queens and northern Nassau County — Santos ultimately admitted to fabricating much of his backstory. Despite that admission of guilt, he refused to step down — even as deceived constituents seethed, and disappointed colleagues shunned him on the House floor.
