George Santos, the former New York congressman, admits to committing wire fraud and identity theft.

• In federal court on Long Island, former New York Rep. George Santos admitted to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
• A Republican named Santos was scheduled to start trial next month on a 23-count superseding indictment that accused him of wire fraud, identity theft, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.
• In December, the House of Representatives voted to expel Santos, with 311 members supporting the motion and 114 opposing it.

On Monday, in a federal court on Long Island, former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

A Republican named Santos was scheduled to start trial next month on a 23-count superseding indictment that accused him of wire fraud, identity theft, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.

The ex-congressman, whose lies about his background were exposed before he began his term in January 2023, will be sentenced on Feb. 7.

He could receive a minimum of two years and a maximum of 22 years in prison.

Santos will pay nearly $373,750 in restitution and forfeit over $205,000 as part of his guilty plea.

During his plea hearing, Santos expressed deep regret for his behavior, fully accepted responsibility for his actions, and understood that his actions had violated the trust of his supporters.

Santos admitted to making false statements to secure funding for his campaign from the NRCC.

During the hearing, Ryan Harris, the Assistant US Attorney, stated that Santos' victims included donors, family members, as well as state and federal officials.

Last fall, both the former fundraiser for Santos and the former treasurer of his congressional campaign separately pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges.

In December, the House of Representatives voted to expel Santos, with 311 members supporting the motion and 114 opposing it.

In 2022, Santos became the first modern House member to be expelled without a federal conviction.

He had previously stated that he would not run for reelection to represent New York's Third Congressional District in 2024.

After a House Ethics report revealed "substantial evidence" of campaign fraud and violations, Santos made the decision to resign.

The report revealed that Santos "brazenly misappropriated funds from his campaign" and "attempted to deceptively profit from his House campaign for personal gain."

Santos spent $4,000 in campaign funds on a luxury clothing purchase at Hermes and smaller purchases at OnlyFans, an online platform known for adult content.

Santos was under fire shortly after his election in November 2022.

In December of that year, The New York Times published an article titled "Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction."

According to The Times, neither Citigroup nor Goldman Sachs, two major firms where Santos claimed to have worked, had any record of him being employed there, and many of his other claims were not supported when reporters verified them.

According to Joe Murray, Santos' lawyer, it was expected that The New York Times would attempt to damage Santos' reputation with false accusations, given their history of being hostile towards him.

In October, Nancy Marks, Santos' ex-campaign treasurer, pleaded guilty to conspiring with him to commit wire fraud, making false statements to the FEC, and committing aggravated identity theft.

Samuel Miele, who had raised funds for Santos' campaign, later pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to charging donors' credit cards for personal expenses.

- Additional reporting by Adam Reiss of NBC News

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