Navy veteran who was allegedly defrauded by Rep. Newly appointed George Santos asked the law to help him.
Drama has continued since disabled veteran Richard Osthoff came forward to accuse New York representatives of disappearing with the money they raised for his service dog’s life-saving surgery. The scam happened in 2016 while Osthoff was living in a New Jersey tent on the side of a highway with her beloved dog, Sapphire.
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According to Osthoff’s claim, he had to find a way to pay the $3,000 bill he was given for surgery following Sapphire’s diagnosis of a stomach tumor. At this point, a vet technician told the old timer about a man who could help him.
The man turns out to be Anthony Devolder, who apparently runs a pet charity called Friends of Pets United and is willing to raise funds for the dog. Osthoff would later discover that Anthony Devolder was just one of the aliases Santos created from his real name — George Anthony Devolder Santos.
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The retired soldier recounted that Santos set up a GoFundMe page for Sapphire’s surgery, shutting it down when it reached the three thousand mark. Since then, the lawmaker has become “increasingly difficult to reach,” even asking Osthoff to take his beloved dog to another vet’s clinic for the procedure.
Not only did the clinic recommended by Santos claim that the tumor was inoperable, but Santos also stated he would take the money raised and use it for “another dog,” telling the Navy retiree that he had been defrauded. Unfortunately, Sapphire died the following year.
Speak to TMZ As for the never-ending story, Osthoff revealed that he saw the alleged scams as charity scams and wire fraud, calling Santos a con artist who used an alias to get away with the crime.
As far as he’s concerned, the only way to get justice is if the law hits the congressman with criminal charges. Osthoff is allegedly working with government agencies to give Santos what he deserves — though what action he’s taken so far remains unclear.
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In an update from ABC News over the weekend, it was revealed that Santos’ legal battle is nowhere in sight. Amid multiple investigations, including into his finances, in the United States and Brazil, constituents are calling for the Long Island Republican to resign, and he faces possible impeachment.
Talk of the explosion began after Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that Santos would be removed if he was found guilty of breaking the law. It should be mentioned that the lawmaker has denied all allegations of wrongdoing, stating, “I am not a criminal … not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world.”
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However, shortly after he made the comments last month, it was reported that Brazilian prosecutors were reviewing check fraud charges against him dating back to when he was 19.
At the time, a representative of the Rio de Janeiro prosecutor’s office stated that criminal lawyers intended to charge the now 34-year-old man with two counts of fraud, including the previously mentioned check forgery and theft. Each representative, each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Even so, an official at the prosecutor’s office claimed Santos may only pay a fine if convicted. As for his punishment in the congressional district, Santos will be removed if a majority of the committee decides that he has done something wrong.
The process involves filing a recommendation to the full House for one or more penalties, such as a reprimand, dismissal, censure, fine, or any other appropriate sanction chosen by the committee.
As noted, each house of Congress has the power to remove a sitting member for engaging in “disorderly conduct” under the Constitution. For Santos to be dismissed, the House must give a two-thirds vote.
With the House’s current makeup — 212 Democrats and 222 Republicans — about a third of Republicans would need to vote with Democrats to successfully expel the embattled lawmaker. So far, Santos has not revealed any plans to step down.
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