Federal Judge: Santos Must Reveal Who Paid His Bail

June 6, 2023 Homocons, Republicans

The identities of the three people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case must be revealed, a federal magistrate judge ordered Tuesday.

But Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, has until noon on Friday to appeal the decision, Magistrate Judge Anne Shields ordered.

Santos, 34, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding his campaign supporters, lying to obtain unemployment money and making false statements on his congressional disclosure forms. The judge’s decision was filed under seal in order to allow Santos to file his appeal.

Read the full article. Some believe that the bail was put up by Steve Bannon’s sugar daddy, who is currently jailed on charges he orchestrated a $1 billion fraud scheme. On Sunday, Santos appeared at Bannon’s event demanding his sugar daddy’s release. Yesterday Santos’s lawyer said that Santos would rather go to jail than reveal who paid his bail.

A federal judge says she’ll reveal who is backing George Santos’ bond, but she’s giving the GOP lawmaker one last chance to appeal. Judge Anne Shields is giving Santos until noon, this Friday to appeal her decision. https://t.co/xvXs2QwZJ7

— Tony – Resistance (@TonyHussein4) June 6, 2023

Republican Congressman George Santos was ordered to reveal the identities of the 3 people guaranteeing his $500,000 bond https://t.co/DSfOKsdV0j

— Bloomberg (@business) June 6, 2023