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George Santos

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Date pardoned
17 October 2025
Day 271 of term →
Convicted of
Pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Also admitted to conspiracy against the United States, credit card fraud, and money laundering as part of his plea agreement.
Original sentence
87 months (approx. 7.25 years) in federal prison, plus $375,000 in restitution to victims and forfeiture of $205,000. Sentence commuted by Trump after roughly three months served.
Post-pardon activity
6mentions
1new offense
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New Offenses After Pardon(1)

Day 589· 31 August 2026fraud

Santos was permanently banned from the prediction market platform Kalshi and fined $71,356 after the company found evidence he engaged in insider trading by betting on his own attendance at Trump's State of the Union address.

Subsequent News Mentions(6)

Day 273· 19 October 2025

George Santos made public statements regarding his commuted prison sentence, claiming it was 'disproportionate' but described it as a 'large slice of humble pie' while lashing out at critics.

Day 275· 21 October 2025

Richard Osthoff, an alleged fraud victim of Santos, publicly responded to Santos's release from prison, stating the commutation felt like Trump 'stuck me in the gut with a knife' and referencing prior disrespectful actions toward military veterans.

Day 500· 3 June 2026

Disgraced former congressman George Santos was reportedly investigated by the Department of Justice for suspicious betting activity on prediction market Kalshi, including a bet on whether he would be at Trump's State of the Union speech.

Named in a CREW investigation documenting Trump's clemency grants to at least 20 corrupt politicians, collectively allowing eleven former officials to evade roughly 66 years of prison time across 166 corruption counts.

Day 272· 18 October 2025

President Trump commuted the federal fraud sentence of former Republican congressman George Santos, who had served less than three months of a seven-year prison term. Santos was convicted of deceiving donors and identity theft involving 11 people.

Day 271· 17 October 2025

Former congressman George Santos was released from a New Jersey prison after President Trump commuted his sentence for fraud conviction. Santos had served less than three months on his sentence.

Further Reading(8)