Politics often deliver some interesting synchronicities. On May 10, George Santos was indicted on 13 federal counts that included 7 counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives, according to the Justice Department.
The theft of public funds involved unemployment beginning in 2020 by applying for unemployment benefits that were made available to out-of-work people during the pandemic.
According to NBC News:
“Santos applied for the money even though he was employed as the regional director of a Florida-based investment firm, where he earned an annual salary of $120,000, according to the indictment.
“He falsely claimed that he had been unemployed since March 2020, the Justice Department alleged. From then to April 2021, when Santos was receiving a salary, he “falsely affirmed each week that he was eligible for unemployment benefits when he was not,” it said.
“As a result, Santos allegedly fraudulently received more than $24,000 in unemployment insurance benefits,” the Justice Department said.
Now here’s the trickster synchro. Santos recently co-sponsored a bill, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, which aims to recover fraudulent unemployment payments made during the pandemic.
Apparently, thee universe really does have a sense of humor!
