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All the Holes in This Congressman-Elect’s Résumé<!-- wp:html --><p>Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty </p> <p>Major portions of an incoming member of Congress’ résumé do not stand up to scrutiny—including his career and educational credentials, a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html"><em>New York Times</em></a> investigation has found. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-devolder-santos-maga-house-candidate-in-new-york-haunted-by-gig-at-alleged-ponzi-scheme?ref=scroll">George Santos</a>, a Republican who once bragged about paying legal bills for Jan. 6 rioters, won election in a once-blue district in the New York suburbs. </p> <p>The Daily Beast reported during the campaign that Santos’ most recent employer was accused by federal regulators of being a Ponzi scheme. Now the <em>Times</em>’ probe has found even more questionable episodes in his history:</p> <h3>No Pulse</h3> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/congressman-elect-george-santos-resume-is-full-of-holes?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Major portions of an incoming member of Congress’ résumé do not stand up to scrutiny—including his career and educational credentials, a New York Times investigation has found. George Santos, a Republican who once bragged about paying legal bills for Jan. 6 rioters, won election in a once-blue district in the New York suburbs.

The Daily Beast reported during the campaign that Santos’ most recent employer was accused by federal regulators of being a Ponzi scheme. Now the Times’ probe has found even more questionable episodes in his history:

No Pulse

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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