George Santos is lamenting how his present actuality behind jail bars is a far cry from the plush life-style that he was beforehand afforded.
The disgraced former congressman says his “dignity has been violated” in jail as he notably bemoans the state-issued polyester jumpsuit he should put on.
George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in jail after pleading responsible to wire fraud and aggravated id theft in August final yr.
George Santos Opens Up About Jail Life
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George Santos has made headlines once more for his weekly jailhouse diary through which he laments the sorry situations of his confinement in a federal jail in New Jersey, and the way his “dignity has been violated.”
In “My Life Behind Bars,” the previous politician whines about his new job within the jail kitchen in addition to the “fluorescent yellow … state-issued polyester” jumpsuits he, alongside different inmates, should put on.
“I went from standing on the pinnacle of energy and status, attending galas, navigating multimillion-dollar fundraisers in glittering Manhattan residences and Lengthy Island mansions, to the all-time low of federal confinement,” Santos wrote within the diary, per the New York Put up.
The Former Politician Was Sentenced For Wire Fraud And Identification Theft
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Santos was expelled from Congress in December 2023 and was subsequently handed a 7-year jail time period, which he is at present serving on the medium-security FCI Fairton jail in Fairfield Township.
The 37-year-old former drag queen pleaded responsible to aggravated id theft and wire fraud for swindling donors to fund his marketing campaign for Congress.
Authorities accused him of mendacity that he had $250,000 in donations in order that he may qualify for the Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee’s “Younger Weapons” program.
Prosecutors famous that he additionally took benefit of aged donors and charged debit playing cards with out authorization for frivolous bills, together with Botox therapies, OnlyFans purchases, jaunts to Atlantic Metropolis casinos, French trend apparel, and extra.
George Santos Says He Has ‘Encountered’ Completely different ‘Characters’ In Jail
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In his entries, Santos seemingly lambasted the form of folks he’ll now be relating with all through his sentence.
“From day one, I’ve encountered characters who may populate a novel. Inside hours of my arrival, a person walked proper as much as me, no hesitation, and mentioned, ‘You are the congressman, however you may name me the senator,'” he recalled.
“That was my welcoming committee,” he wrote.
The Former Drag Queen Desires To ‘Show’ That This Is Not His ‘Last Chapter’
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Over in jail, Santos has an in depth confidante within the particular person of his former marketing campaign fundraiser, Sam Miele.
Miele was sentenced to 1 yr and a day in jail for impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide whereas elevating marketing campaign funds for Santos, and that makes the previous congressman remorseful.
“Sam is a really sensible man who bought caught up within the hurricane of my very public unraveling, and seeing him right here jogged my memory simply what number of lives had been altered when my world collapsed,” he wrote, per the New York Put up.
In the meantime, Santos isn’t able to throw within the towel simply but and is seeking to the longer term with hope of a attainable reemergence to affluence.
“At this time, as a substitute of discussing marketing campaign technique in penthouses and property dwelling rooms, we discover ourselves reflecting on the previous whereas mendacity on jail bunks,” he famous in one other entry. “We speak overtly about our so-called ‘fall from grace,’ however we additionally discuss rebuilding, in regards to the future, about proving that this isn’t our remaining chapter.”
Donald Trump Stays Mute About A Attainable Pardon For George Santos
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Santos has typically claimed that he has been privately approaching President Donald Trump for a pardon, however the billionaire politician appears to be unaware of any such preparations.
“He lied like hell, I’ve to let you know. And I did not know him, however he was 100% for Trump. I may need met him, perhaps, perhaps not, I do not know,” Trump beforehand instructed Newsmax host Rob Finnerty.
As he took word of Santos’s jail sentence, which he quips is “a very long time,” Trump mentioned, “No person has talked” to him a few attainable clemency for the fabulist.
“However he was a congressman, and his vote was stable; it seems like so much. You already know, you would blame the opposite aspect for not checking him out,” Trump added, referencing the sequence of scandals Santos was concerned in.
“You can say the media misses. Everyone missed it. They discovered about it after the election was received,” he added.
