George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
www.nytimes.com
Mr. Santos, a former Republican congressman from New York, agreed to pay nearly $375,000 in restitution and will almost certainly face prison time.
    • conditional_soup
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      3 months ago

      Could also be a politically smart strategy. Basically, with no public court record or court reporters to share the prosecution’s case or present the evidence, you can always come back later and say “the crooked deep state made me plead guilty because they knew they didn’t have a case and they needed me out of their way!”