George Santos Faces New Charges Over Campaign Funding (1)

US Representative George Santos, the embattled New York Republican indicted five months ago for fraud and money laundering, was hit with new charges including making false statements to the Federal Election Commission and running up unauthorized expenses on his campaign contributors’ credit cards.

A revised indictment of Santos, 35, was unsealed Tuesday that adds 10 counts alleging that he engaged in two separate fraud schemes tied to his 2022 candidacy for the US House.

The new charges follow a May indictment accusing Santos of stealing public funds and lying on federal disclosure forms, among other allegations. The first-term lawmaker, ...