The New York Times reports:
One who was close to Mr. Santos was Pedro Vilarva. Mr. Vilarva met Mr. Santos in 2014, when he was 18 and Mr. Santos was 26. Mr. Vilarva found him charming and sweet. They dated for a few months before Mr. Santos suggested they move in together. Mr. Vilarva said he felt on top of the world — even if he said he did find himself footing many of the bills.
“He used to say he would get money from Citigroup, he was an investor,” Mr. Vilarva recalled. “One day it’s one thing, one day it’s another thing. He never ever actually went to work,” he said.
Things began to unravel between the two men in early 2015, Mr. Vilarva said, after Mr. Santos surprised him with tickets to Hawaii that turned out not to exist. Around the same time, he said he discovered that his cellphone was missing, and believed Mr. Santos had pawned it.
Read the full article. The piece also unravels Santos’ lies about his mother and provides new details about his crimes in Brazil.
New Santos info: At 26, he got involved with an 18-year-old, sponged off him, probably stole his phone, and lied to him until the kid googled him, discovered his criminal history, and moved out. https://t.co/lhdmHMkoHi
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) January 2, 2023
George Santos is still wanted by the Brazilian police, according to this new account of his falsehoods by @nytimes. He will nevertheless be sworn into Congress on Tuesday. https://t.co/9wRHzRH7j0
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) January 1, 2023
In a pledge to fight gangs, George Santos said he will “cleanse the music industry one outspoken follower at a time.” pic.twitter.com/cQd8ivMu18
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) January 1, 2023
On a previous version of his campaign website, George Santon claimed “he and his family also engaged in helping children with EB-(Epidermolysis Bullosa).”
The claim was scrubbed in future versions of his webpage.https://t.co/yGmskBIz9z pic.twitter.com/eeHnQEbI8p
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) January 2, 2023