Posted on Jun 10, 2023
Who backed George Santos' $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret
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The public will have to wait at least a little longer to learn who backed the half-million-dollar bond that got Rep. George Santos out of jail.
Santos' attorney filed an appeal Friday arguing that if the people who co-signed the $500,000 bond are identified it could put them at risk of "attacks and harassment."
The scandal-plagued Republican from New York was arrested last month on federal fraud, money-laundering and theft charges. He pleaded not guilty.
At the time of the May 10 court hearing on Long Island, three different parties — known in legal parlance as "suretors" — co-signed the bond.
Their support effectively allowed Santos to walk free while the court case against him advances.
But who his backers are remains a mystery. Santos requested, and the federal court agreed, that their names be kept secret.
The public will have to wait at least a little longer to learn who backed the half-million-dollar bond that got Rep. George Santos out of jail.
Santos' attorney filed an appeal Friday arguing that if the people who co-signed the $500,000 bond are identified it could put them at risk of "attacks and harassment."
The scandal-plagued Republican from New York was arrested last month on federal fraud, money-laundering and theft charges. He pleaded not guilty.
At the time of the May 10 court hearing on Long Island, three different parties — known in legal parlance as "suretors" — co-signed the bond.
Their support effectively allowed Santos to walk free while the court case against him advances.
But who his backers are remains a mystery. Santos requested, and the federal court agreed, that their names be kept secret.
Who backed George Santos' $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret
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