check for a few hundred dollars to santos pet rescue charity following the event but later saw it online and someone crossed out the charity name and wrote isn t devolder, another name that santos has used. new york republicans are calling you a disgrace. reporter: we received no comment from santos or his attorney regarding this. santos was ultimately charged with theft by pennsylvania authorities. but the charge was later dropped after santos made a claim that somebody had stolen his checkbook according to a lawyer who was a former friend of his. that lawyer tiffany bogosian says she no longer believes him. he is definitely not qualified to be where he is in congress and he should really be in jail. reporter: this is george santos. right. do you believe this is the man who bought your dogs and put them in the car and took them away? i feel it is based on my memory, i would say, yes, it is. reporter: fred loves dogs. he has his own and still breeds
puppies were purchased, santos participated in an adoption event at a store in staten island, new york, according to a former owner of the business. that man, daniel alvasaro, tells cnn he wrote a check for a few hundred dollars to santos s pet rescue charity following the event, but he saw his check online and someone crossed out the charity name and wrote anthony devolder, another name santos has used. we have received no comment from santos or his attorney regarding all this. santos was ultimately charged with theft by pennsylvania authorities, but the charges were later dropped after santos made a claim somebody had stolen his checkbook, according to a lawyer who was a former friend of his. that lawyer, tiffany begoshin, says she no longer believes him. he s definitely, you know, not qualified to be where he is in congress. he should really be in jail. this is george santos? right. do you believe this is the man who bought your dogs and put them in the car and took him aw
reporter: so you said through the goodness of your heart you ll take the check. i said i decided a check is better than nothing. i ll give it a try. reporter: and the results of that try, the check bounced? the check bounced, right. reporter: then you were char charged a fee, too, for depositing a bounced check. p ha have you gotten the money back? number. you have heard from anybody? no. three days after all the puppies were purchased, he participated in an adoption at a pet supply store according to a form former owner of the business. that man tells cnn he wrote a check for a few hundred dollars to santos pet rescue charity. elater saw the check online and someone crossed out the charity name and wrote another name that santos used. new york republicans are calling you a disgrace. we received no comment from santos or his attorney regarding all this. santos was ultimately charged with theft by pennsylvania authorities. but the charge was later dropped
reporter: and the results of that try? the check bounced. the check bounced. and you were charged a fee for depositing a bounced check. right. have you gotten the money back? no. have you heard from anybody about it? no. reporter: just three days after all the puppies were purchased, santos participated in anne adoption event at a pet supply store. the owner says that he wrote a check for a few hundred dollars to santos pet rescue charity following the event but later you a his check online and that someone crossed out the charity name and wrote another name santos has used. we received no comment from santos or his attorney regarding all this. santos was ultimately charged with theft by pennsylvania authorities. but the charge was later dropped after santos made a claim that somebody had stolen his checkbook according to a lawyer who was a former friend of his.