Summary
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, a former U.S. Representative from New York. Santos was serving more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft.
Key Facts
- President Trump commuted the sentence of George Santos.
- Santos was a former U.S. Representative from New York.
- He was in prison for over seven years for fraud and identity theft.
- Santos admitted to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people.
- His crimes included using the identities of his family members for campaign donations.
- Santos had been housed in a minimum security prison in New Jersey.
- The commutation releases him from prison immediately.
