George Santos was paid $85K by his campaign in past 3 months: report

Embattled New York GOP Congressman George Santos was paid $85,000 by his campaign during the second quarter of this year, Politico reported.

But Santos, who has been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges but has said he intends to run again for election, spent "virtually nothing" on campaigning, according to Politico.

The payments involved hundreds of thousands of dollars he had previously loaned his campaign.

"Those loans had sparked questions about how Santos had so much money to lend his political efforts. Previous reports with the Federal Election Commission indicated Santos had loaned the campaign $715,000, although his latest report indicated he was now owed only $530,000."

The loan repayments took about 60 percent of the $133,000 that Santos' claimed he'd raised in the second quarter of 2023.

Santos was indicted in May on charges involving wire fraud and theft of public funds. Among allegations was that he received unemployment benefits despite having a job.

Read the full report over at Politico.