April 5 (UPI) -- Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is facing more than seven years in prison after federal prosecutors asked a judge to hand the disgraced congressman an 87-month sentence.
Santos deserves the prison sentence for "unparallelled crimes," the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York wrote in a court filing earlier in the week.
The 36-year-old last August pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, avoiding a trial.
The U.S. House of Representatives expelled Santos from Congress in December 2023. He served less than a year in Congress before becoming the sixth ever member to be expelled.
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