Central Islip, N.Y. — Former congressman George Santos, currently facing federal fraud charges, has been granted permission to make regular visits to the Poconos in Pennsylvania for the summer.
His travel is restricted as a condition of his release, but he is now allowed to visit the town of Tobyhanna in the Poconos without submitting frequent travel requests to the judge.
Santos is facing criminal charges for defrauding donors and lying to Congress, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Despite his legal troubles, Santos seems unfazed, responding to inquiries about his plans with a nonchalant “Slow news day?”
This development comes after Santos was expelled from the House in December due to overwhelming evidence of lawbreaking, making him only the sixth member to be expelled by colleagues in the chamber’s history.
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