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Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral

OCE Referral Regarding Rep. George Santos

Published November 16, 202338 pages
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Briefing

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) referred Representative George Santos to the House Committee on Ethics after finding substantial reason to believe he may have misstated or omitted required information on candidate financial disclosure forms and FEC filings, may have used campaign funds for personal purposes, and may have accepted excessive personal-loan contributions that were not his personal funds. The OCE recommends the Committee further review those financial and campaign-finance allegations, but it found insufficient reason to believe Santos sexually harassed or discriminated against a prospective aide. The OCE also reported multiple non-cooperative witnesses and recommended a

Timeline

  1. Nov 16, 2023 · Investigative Report

    In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative George Santos

  2. November 16, 2023 · This report

    OCE Referral Regarding Rep. George Santos

People Named

  • Michael Guest — other
  • Susan Wild — other

Allegations

  • [high]Omitted or misrepresented required information in candidate financial disclosure statements and FEC candidate committee reports.
  • [high]Converted campaign committee funds to personal use or reported expenditures that may not have been for bona fide campaign purposes.
  • [high]Accepted excessive contributions in the form of personal loans that may not have been Rep. Santos's personal funds.
  • [medium]Sexual harassment of a prospective congressional aide (allegation reviewed and not sustained by OCE).

Findings

  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Santos omitted or misrepresented required information in his candidate financial disclosure statements or FEC reports.
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Santos's campaign committee reported expenditures that may not have been for bona fide campaign or political purposes.
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Santos's campaign committee may have accepted excessive contributions in the form of personal loans and contributions that may not have been his personal funds.
  • [no violation]The OCE did not find substantial reason to believe Rep. Santos sexually harassed or discriminated against the complainant or took reprisal against the complainant.

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