Rep. George Santos’s aide charged with fraud & identity theft in campaign donation scheme

Samuel Miele, a former campaign aide of out gay Rep. George Santos (R-NY), has pleaded not guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of identity theft. The charges accuse Miele of sending fundraising emails and phone calls for Santos’s campaign in which he allegedly claimed to be Dan Meyer, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) now-retired chief of staff.

While Santos wasn’t named in the federal indictment, he is currently under investigation for allegations of wire fraud and money laundering.

Federal prosecutors accused Miele of contacting over a dozen potential campaign contributors between August and December of 2021. In those contacts, Miele allegedly pretended to be Meyer, sending emails that used Meyer’s name and title.

The federal indictment against Miele said he sent a letter to Santos last September in which he admitted to…

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