Crime & Safety
Former Santos Campaign Fundraiser Indicted For Impersonating Aide
Samuel Miele was charged Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
NEW YORK, NY — A former campaign fundraiser for Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges related to alleging impersonating a top aide to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Samuel Miele allegedly sent Santos a letter on Sept. 26 saying it was "high risk, high reward in everything I do," according to the indictment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Miele, 27, is accused of acting as McCarthy’s aidein order to get campaign donations for Santos from more than a dozen potential contributors while taking 15% commissions on each donation, CNBC reported.
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Miele was a fundraiser for Santos in 2020 and 2022 with the campaign headquartered in Suffolk County, the indictment stated.
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Miele's arrest comes three months after Santos was charged with fraud, money laundering and making false statements.
Miele, 27, is accused of pretending to be McCarthy’s aide in order to get campaign donations for Santos from more than a dozen potential contributors, while also enriching himself via 15% commissions on each donation.
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