The identities of the three people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bail bond must be revealed, a federal judge ordered.
Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, will have time to appeal the decision.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding his campaign supporters, lying to obtain unemployment money and making false statements on his congressional disclosure forms.
The identities of the three people who guaranteed his $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case must be revealed, a federal magistrate judge ordered Tuesday.
But Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, has until noon on Friday to appeal the decision, Magistrate Judge Anne Shields ordered.
Santos, 34, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding his campaign supporters, lying to obtain unemployment money and making false statements on his congressional disclosure forms.
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