Curriculum vitae full of lies: prosecutors launch investigation into Republicans
Created: 12/29/2022, 9:58 p.m
By: Linus Prien
Future US Congressman George Santos.
© IMAGO/Ron Adar
False information about previous employment and origin.
Republican politician George Santos is now under investigation.
New York – New York prosecutors are investigating a prospective US congressman for allegedly providing false information on his resume.
"Numerous forgeries and inconsistencies" have been associated with Republican George Santos, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said on Wednesday (local time).
Dubious CV of US politician: Santos claimed to be "Jew-ish".
The investigation followed a report by the
New York Times newspaper
, which got to the bottom of the 34-year-old's resume.
Accordingly, Santos claimed to have been a "skilled investor on Wall Street".
However, when asked by the
New York Times
, alleged employers said Santos had never worked for them.
The newspaper was also unable to verify his university degree.
Santos has also been accused of misleading the public about his family history and alleged Jewish background.
As
Reuters
reported, Santos had said: "I'm a Catholic.
Since I found out that my maternal family has Jewish roots, I said that I am Jew-ish.” “Jew-ish” translates as a little bit Jewish and sounds the same in English as the word “jewish”, which means Jewish means.
Dubious resume of US politician: "We do stupid things in life"
In an interview with the
New York Post
, the Republican admitted he had "whitewashed" his resume.
He's sorry.
"I'll admit it... We do stupid things in life." Santos was elected to the US House of Representatives in last November's congressional elections and wants to take office next week when the new chamber of congress meets for the first time.
(dpa/lp)