Ex-Santos Fundraiser Pleads Guilty in Case Tied to Lawmaker (2)

A former fundraiser for US Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to campaign donations, increasing pressure on the New York congressman as he faces his own corruption charges and efforts to expel him from Congress.

Samuel Miele, 27, is the second campaign aide to admit criminal wrongdoing in the mushrooming case against Santos, the 35-year-old Republican from Long Island who gained notoriety for falsifying large parts of his resume during his 2022 campaign.

Miele told US District Judge Joanna Seyberton Tuesday he impersonated the chief of staff for then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyin emails soliciting ...