Fortune | FORTUNE 10月18日 07:20
特朗普特赦乔治·桑托斯,减刑七年刑期
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美国前国会议员乔治·桑托斯(George Santos)的七年联邦监禁刑期已被总统特朗普减免。桑托斯此前因欺骗捐助者和身份盗窃罪名成立,已开始服刑。特朗普在社交媒体上宣布了这一决定,认为桑托斯的刑期过长,并指出国内存在许多未受严惩的“ rogue ”。桑托斯的律师对此表示欢迎。桑托斯在狱中曾写信给特朗普,呼吁特赦。此前,也有其他前共和党政客获得了特朗普的赦免。桑托斯曾是共和党冉冉升起的新星,但因虚构个人经历和竞选资金问题,最终被国会驱逐。

🌟 特朗普总统宣布减免前国会议员乔治·桑托斯(George Santos)的七年监禁刑期。桑托斯此前因欺骗捐助者和身份盗窃罪名成立,已于7月25日开始服刑,但现因特赦将立即获释。特朗普在社交媒体上表示,桑托斯虽然是“ rogue ”,但许多其他“ rogue ”并未受到如此严厉的惩罚,认为其刑期过长。

⚖️ 桑托斯的律师 Andrew Mancilla 对特朗普的决定表示“非常非常高兴”,并称赞特朗普“做了正确的事”,认为桑托斯的判决“太长了”。桑托斯已在狱中服刑84天。在狱中,桑托斯曾通过报纸向特朗普喊话,强调自己对总统及其议程的忠诚,并呼吁其“人道主义”考量,允许他重返家庭和社会。

📣 桑托斯的特赦也得到了共和党同僚的支持。众议员 Marjorie Taylor Greene 在桑托斯入狱初期就曾致信白宫,称其判决是“严重的や不正”和“司法过度”,敦促特赦。桑托斯案件的法官曾认为,桑托斯缺乏悔意,需要更严厉的判决。

🚀 乔治·桑托斯曾是共和党冉冉升起的新星,2022年当选国会议员,成为首位公开的共和党籍同性恋议员。然而,他因被揭露大量虚构个人经历而仅任职不到一年,并最终被国会驱逐。他的虚构经历包括声称拥有华尔街背景、毕业于名校、曾在知名金融公司任职,甚至声称是犹太人(后解释为“Jew-ish”)。

📜 桑托斯于2023年被指控盗窃捐助者和竞选资金、欺诈性领取失业救济金以及向国会撒谎。在被国会驱逐后,他于次年审判前承认了罪行,并被判处七年监禁。此次特赦是特朗普自重返白宫以来,对前共和党政界人士的又一次备受瞩目的减刑行动,此前他还赦免了前国会议员 Michael Grimm 和前康涅狄格州州长 John Rowland。

President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges.

The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.

He reported to Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, in southern New Jersey, on July 25 and is being housed in a minimum security prison camp with fewer than 50 other inmates.

“I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump posted on his social media platform.

“George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison,” he wrote.

Andrew Mancilla, one of Santos’ lawyers, said Friday he was “very, very happy with the decision,” though he said it’s unclear at this point when Santos will be released.

“The defense team applauds President Trump for doing the right thing,” Mancilla said by phone. “The sentence was far too long.”

Santos has been in prison for 84 days. During his time behind bars, he has been writing regular dispatches in a local Long Island newspaper, The South Shore Press.

In his latest letter, published Oct. 13, Santos pleaded to Trump directly, citing his fealty to the president’s agenda and to the Republican Party.

“Sir, I appeal to your sense of justice and humanity — the same qualities that have inspired millions of Americans to believe in you,” he wrote. “I humbly ask that you consider the unusual pain and hardship of this environment and allow me the opportunity to return to my family, my friends, and my community.”

A prominent former House colleague, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, also urged the White House to commute his sentence, saying in a letter sent just days into his prison bid that the punishment was “a grave injustice” and a product of judicial overreach.

The judge in Santos’ case had agreed with federal prosecutors that a stiffer sentence was warranted because Santos didn’t seem remorseful, despite what he and his lawyers claimed.

Santos’ commutation is Trump’s latest high-profile act of clemency for former Republican politicians since retaking the White House in January.

In late May, he pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who in 2014 pleaded guilty to underreporting wages and revenue at a restaurant he ran in Manhattan.

He also pardoned former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal and two federal prison stints.

Trump himself was convicted in a New York court last year in a case involving hush money payments. He derided the case as part of a politically motivated witch hunt.

Santos was once an up-and-coming star for the GOP.

He became the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress in 2022, flipping a House seat representing parts of Queens and Long Island.

But Santos served less than a year in office after it was revealed that he had fabricated much of his life story, which in turn led to investigations into how the then-unknown politician had funded his winning campaign.

A son of Brazilian immigrants, Santos had claimed he was a successful business consultant with Wall Street cred and a sizable real estate portfolio.

He eventually admitted he had never graduated from Baruch College — or been a standout player on the Manhattan college’s volleyball team, as he had claimed. He had never worked at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

He wasn’t even Jewish. Santos insisted he meant he was “Jew-ish” because his mother’s family had a Jewish background, even though he was raised Catholic.

In truth, the then-34-year-old was struggling financially and even faced eviction.

Santos was charged in 2023 with stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.

Within months, he was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives — just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues.

Santos pleaded guilty the following year just as he was set to stand trial.

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