US midterm elections: Investigating Republican Congressman George Santos after he lied about his resume

An investigation by the newspaper said Santos, who was elected to Congress in the November midterm elections, lied several times on his resume.

Among these allegations is that he graduated from the Baruch Institute in New York, and that he worked in prestigious financial institutions on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

Santos admitted earlier this week that he did not work directly in the two institutions, and that he lied by claiming that he graduated from the institute, and said that he was embarrassed.

And about his false claim that he is Jewish, Santos said Monday, in an interview with the New York Post, that he is Catholic, and he never claimed identity, but “when I discovered that my family from my mother had Jewish origins, I said that I am Jewish.”

Santos said he was “not a criminal” and that the scandal would not prevent him from serving in the House of Representatives for two years.

“My sin here is to beautify my CV, and I do not regret that,” he added.

Nassau Attorney General Ann Donnelly said residents of Mr. Santos’ congressional district in New York “deserve a congressional representative of integrity and accountability.”

She added, “No one is above the law, and if a crime occurs, we will prosecute the perpetrator.”

The New York Attorney General has also opened a federal investigation, according to a source who spoke to the BBC, CBS, and other US media.

CBS reported that investigators have begun looking into his financial accounts, but ABC said the investigation was “not official” yet.

Aside from his CV troubles, Santos faces questions about his revolution and how he loaned $700,000 to his campaign.

And it was reported in the US media that the New York Attorney General, Leticia James, has begun hearing some cases related to Santos.

Santos did not answer questions about these cases.

He received increasing calls to resign since these issues were raised around him, even from Republican politicians, but he insisted on sticking to his position.