George Santos's Real Name: George Santos

Quick answer: The former representative is known as George Santos. The Associated Press and BBC News independently record that on August 19, 2024, in Central Islip, New York, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Associated Press later reported an 87-month sentence and a subsequent commutation. This page titles him under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the name George Santos. The Associated Press, in coverage of his 2024 plea and later sentencing, describes him as a New York Republican elected to the U.S. House in 2022 from a district covering parts of Queens and Long Island. BBC News independently says he defeated a Democratic incumbent in 2022, flipping a district that encompasses parts of Long Island and Queens. Neither account independently supplies a longer legal form or a birth date used in the title or summary line.

Career highlights

Court record

The Associated Press reported that on August 19, 2024, Santos pleaded guilty in federal court on Long Island to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in a case that led to his expulsion from office. BBC News independently reported the same guilty plea that day in Central Islip, New York, to those two counts. Both accounts say he had been expelled from the House in December 2023; BBC News says he became the first member of Congress expelled in more than 20 years, and only the sixth in history. The Associated Press independently says he served less than a year and became the sixth member of the House ousted by colleagues.

The Associated Press reported on April 25, 2025, that U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced him to 87 months in prison. In a later October 20, 2025, report, the Associated Press said President Donald Trump had commuted the sentence on Friday, and that a lawyer for Santos said he was released that night from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, after reporting there on July 25 and serving roughly 84 days. The same account says the clemency appeared to clear not only the prison term but also further fines, restitution, probation, or supervised release, according to a copy of the order described there, after a plea agreement that had included restitution of $373,750 and forfeiture of $205,003.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up George Santos are looking for the same former representative and the same later court record. This page uses the public name.