The New York elect fabricated a false life story about his ancestors escaping persecution from Nazis in WWII, as well a fake wall street background and finance degree. 9News
Santos, 34, presented to voters during his successful campaign for a congressional district that straddles the north shore suburbs of Long Island and a sliver of Queens.
The Times uncovered records in Brazil that show Santos was the subject of a criminal investigation there in 2008 over allegations that he used stolen cheques to buy items at a clothing shop in the city of Niteroi.The Times quoted local prosecutors as saying the case was dormant because Santos had never appeared in court.Democrats pounced, calling Santos a serial fabulist and demanded he voluntarily not take office.
In an interview with the New York Post earlier this week, Santos apologised for his fabrications but downplayed them as “sins” over embellishing his resume, adding that “we do stupid things in life”.He admitted to lying about working for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, as well as having earned a degree in finance and economics from Baruch College in New York.
Beyond his resume, Santos invented a life story that has also come under question, including claims that his grandparents “fled Jewish persecution in Ukraine, settled in Belgium, and again fled persecution during WWII”.He backtracked on that claim, saying he never intended to claim Jewish heritage, which would have likely raised his appeal among his district’s significant ranks of Jewish voters.“Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was ‘Jew-ish.
On Fox News on Tuesday night, Santos came under withering questioning by former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who was sitting in for Tucker Carlson.“You’ve apologised, you’ve said you've made mistakes, but you’ve outright lied. A lie is not an embellishment on a resume.”“We can debate my resume and how I worked with firms such as -”“No, it’s not false at all,” he said. “It’s debatable.”
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