Gorge Santos, controversial Republican legislator, is expelled by the US Congress.

The Chamber of Deputies of U.S expelled the controversial Republican legislator this Friday on the third attempt Jorge Santoswho built his political career on lies and alleged crimes.

Santos was expelled with 311 votes in favor and 114 against, with many of his Republican colleagues joining the Democrats to reach the necessary two-thirds that forced his departure from office. Congress.

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As it became clear that votes for his expulsion would be sufficient, Santos He shook hands with his few allies and left the chamber before the final result was announced.

Its position, representing a rich district of Long Island (New York), is now vacant pending the call for elections.

The of Santos It is the sixth expulsion of a legislator in the 230-year history of the Congress American, so it is an exceptional measure that in the case of Santos is unprecedented.

The first three expulsions, in 1861, were for separatists from the Confederationwhile the other two, in 1981 and 2002, to parliamentarians convicted of corruption crimes.

Santos has not been convicted of any crime, but is accused of 13 counts of fraudmoney laundering and theft of public resources – for illegally collecting US$24,000 from the unemployment fund –, among others.

It is also highlighted by an internal report from the House of Representatives Ethics Committee, controlled by his Republican colleagues, having pocketed more than US$200,000 of your campaign funds for personal purposes.

Among the expenses that Santos would have made with this money are purchases in Hermes, Ferragamo any Sephoraa subscription to the adult content page Just fans or various trips, as well as recurring payments on credit cards.

But beyond his alleged crimes and ethical misconduct, what did he actually do to Santos famous during the 11 months he was a deputy, there were recurring scandals usually related to his lies.

Santos lied when explaining that his grandparents had fled the Holocaustwhen he assured that his mother had survived the attacks on New York Twin Towers or when he said he was Jewish.

Also on his resume, when he said he had worked in Wall Street or that he studied at New York University (New York University). He also had an open court case for fraud in Brazilwhere he lived and where he fled without being held accountable.

All this provoked two previous attempts at expulsion, but Santos He had survived them both.

On Thursday, in his last hours as deputy, the Low camera celebrated the debate in which Santos faced, above all, his party colleagues who would allow his downfall.

“you are a thief“, fired the republican against Santos Max Millerto which Santos replied: “My colleague wants to come here and call me a thief. The same colleague who was accused of mistreating women. “We all have a past.”

Source: Elcomercio

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