Congressman George Santos hit with new accusations of fraud by former roommate l GMA

any Battle issues Congressman George Santos a

former

roommate

has contacted the FBI accusing Santos of organizing an ATM

fraud

scheme Congressional course owner Rachel Scott has the latest Good morning Rachel George Good morning to you Congressman George Santos has been accused of fabricating almost every detail of his life, but now a

former

roommate

allegedly says he was the mastermind behind a credit card scheme this morning. Congressman George Santos is fighting even more

accusations

, this time a credit card

fraud

operation that landed a former roommate in federal prison and then deported to his home country in an affidavit to the FBI's Justice Department. and to the Secret Service that roommate Gustavo Roberto Trelja says Santos trained him how to steal credit cards by installing devices in ATMs to capture the cardholder's PIN and use that data to steal from victims' accounts the statement obtained by Politico says Santos provided the equipment and then they split the profits 50-50.

Troja was arrested in 2017 in Seattle and told Politico he never implicated Santos because he feared the now-House Republican would retaliate against his friends who They were undocumented. ABC News has not confirmed the report. But sources familiar with the case say Santos was interviewed by Secret Service agents in 2017 and lived at the same address listed on the package found in his Trail House hotel room in Seattle, and that a loud voice is heard in the courtroom. audio obtained by Politico Santos saying he is a family friend there to help Trella Trejo's lawyer allegedly said Santos came to visit him in jail twice, so what does he do at work?

What does he work for? Golden Science in New York Santos never worked for Goldman Sachs, but he used that lie during his congressional campaign. The ethics subcommittee is investigating whether he violated any laws during the campaign, while multiple federal and state investigations are looking into other possible financial crimes. Congressman Santos has admitted to lying about parts of his resume and his background. He says he has never broken the law and calls. this latest round of categorically false

accusations

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