The Daily Santos: He's back, baby!
More credit card fraud, a green card marriage and some early signs of a scammer.
As a seasoned Santos connoisseur, I noticed a bit of a lull in the pace at which stories about Long Island’s most famous congressman were flowing out. But today was a quintessential Santos news day, with multiple stories dropping related to hot topics like credit card fraud, a possible green card marriage and shady fundraising. Georgie porgy can’t be stopped.
Cross-country, international fraud
You might be wondering what the April 17, 2017 arrest of a Brazilian man named Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha has to do with George. After using a credit card skimming device at a Chase in Seattle, Trelha was detained and eventually deported to Brazil, but in the midst of the investigation, George was questioned by Washington state law enforcement.
Per a new report by CBS News, detectives “found an empty FedEx package with a sender address in Winter Park, Florida,” in Trelha’s car. “The address was one of George Santos' former residences.” Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.
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