Fake job and diploma: a politician from New York went to Congress, but it seems he lied about his past

Last month, George Santos won the historic 3rd District race to represent New York in the US Congress. For the first time in the country's history, two open LGBT people competed for a seat in Congress in the same district. NBC New York.

It is expected that in January the Republican will be accepted into the new Congress along with other newly elected deputies. But testing his qualifications raises some serious questions.

New York Times I tried to check the Republican resume and found that many lines in it could not be confirmed. Representatives from the employers Santos claims he worked for and the universities where he allegedly attended say they have no record of him.

Santos claimed to have attended New York University and graduated from Baruch College "with a bachelor's degree in economics and finance." News 4 received applications from both schools. They say that a search of the academic records could not confirm this.

Professional activity allegedly brought Santos to Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. There he became "an experienced financier and Wall Street investor." That's what it says on election site Republican. But this data is not available anywhere else.

“I cannot confirm that Mr. Santos works for Citi,” a spokesman for Citigroup said. A similar statement was made by Goldman Sachs. There, the employee said that he "had no data on the employment of Santos."

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In response to the accusations, the lawyer for the elected congressman said that the NYT article was aimed at discrediting the politician. According to him, Santos “represents the progress that so scares the left. He is gay, Hispanic, first-generation American, and a Republican who won in Biden's district (that is, in the district where Democrats traditionally win).

“No wonder Congressman-elect Santos has enemies in the New York Times. They are trying to tarnish his good name with slanderous accusations,” the politician’s lawyer said.

A spokesman for the New York Times stated that “the material is deeply researched and fact-checked and speaks for itself. We unreservedly support its publication.”

Calls for resignation

Rival political groups have begun calling for the Republican to step down from the congressman's office, which he has yet to take, after it was reported that Santos may have fabricated his qualifying profile during the presidential race.

“George Santos lied to voters. He is unfit to serve in any public office, much less in Congress. If the law does not force him to leave office, we are confident that voters in New York's Third District will," the Working Families Party of New York said in a statement.

Long Island Republican officials have asked for Santos "an opportunity to clear his name."

“While the issues raised in the Dec. 19 New York Times article are serious, I believe George Santos deserves the opportunity to respond to the claims made in the article,” Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo Jr. said.

“Everyone deserves the opportunity to clear their name in the face of accusations. I adhere to this principle. And I look forward to the congressman-elect's responses to these messages,” Cairo added.