Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A new indictment charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. Prosecutors say some of that stolen money ended up in his own bank account. The 23-count indictment filed Tuesday replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican charging him with embezzling money from his campaign and lying to Congress about his wealth, among other offenses. Santos told reporters at the U.S. Capitol he had no comment on the superseding indictment.