allegedly fled Brazil after being charged with using stolen checks to purchase $700 worth of clothing from a high-end shop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro in 2008.
Santos will next appear in court on June 30.According to prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Santos was involved in three separate schemes.The bulk of the 13-count indictment, obtained by The New York Times, alleges that Santos operated a dummy corporation that he used to defraud prospective political supporters.Prosecutors claim he directed an unnamed political consultant to communicate with donors on his behalf, falsely telling them that the money they contributed to the company would be used to help elect Santos to Congress and purchase TV advertisements.But once the contributions were received, the money was transferred into Santos’s personal bank accounts and used for personal reasons, including purchasing designer clothing, making cash withdrawals, paying off credit card debt, and transferring money to associates.
Santos also stands accused of applying for government assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite earning an annual salary of $120,000 from a Florida-based investment firm.On the application for COVID-19 relief funds, submitted through the New York State Department of Labor in June 2020, Santos allegedly claimed to have been unemployed since March of that year.From that point until April 2021 — while he continued to receive a salary from his investment firm job and during his first unsuccessful run for Congress — Santos falsely claimed to be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, receiving more than $24,000.Finally, prosecutors allege that Santos knowingly made false statements on.
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