Texas man arrested in alleged scam attempt against disgraced former congressman George Santos

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man has been arrested on accusations he schemed to dupe disgraced former congressman George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise he could get criminal corruption charges against him dropped. Federal prosecutors said Hector Medina of El Paso, Texas, was arrested Wednesday. They say Medina concocted a fake identity as a fixer with connections to judges and prosecutors as he solicited a wire transfer from Santos, telling him he could help the ex-congressman get the charges dropped that he faces. There’s no evidence in the criminal complaint that Santos took Medina up on the alleged offer. Medina faces a wire fraud charge that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.