DOJ has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into George Santos’s campaign finances

Experts say a recent request from the DOJ to the FEC “indicates there’s an active criminal investigation.”

In a sign that federal prosecutors are investigating gay Rep. George Santos’s (R-NY) campaign finances, the Justice Department (DOJ) has reportedly asked the Federal Election Commission to hold off on any enforcement actions against the freshman member of congress who has become notorious for fabricating much of his resume prior to his election last November.

The Washington Post reports that two anonymous sources familiar with the DOJ request confirmed that prosecutors are conducting a parallel criminal probe into Santos’s campaign finances and that the FEC has been asked to hand over any relevant documents.

Earlier this month, the campaign watchdog group Campaign Legal Center asked the FEC to investigate the $705,000 that Santos said he loaned to his campaign. Considering he declared an income of $55,000 in 2020, the group wants the FEC to find out “how he could have done so with his own funds.”

More recently, the Santos campaign submitted paperwork to the FEC last week listing consultant Thomas Datwyler as its new treasurer. The paperwork reportedly included Datwyler’s signature. However, Datwyler’s attorney Derek Ross told multiple news outlets that his client had told Santos’s office that he didn’t want the position and had never signed the documents.

Santos also recently appeared to have admitted that large amounts of money…

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