Republican representative-elect refuses questions from reporters, sits alone in chamber amid uproar over fabricating his past, including supposed Jewish heritage
For those working outside the political world, ramifications for resume lies are often swift and absolute, labor experts say. Employees who get caught tend to get terminated immediately, said Amy Moor Gaylord, a labor employment attorney in Chicago who has been practicing for 25 years.
As news of George Santos’ lies surfaced over the last two weeks, local law enforcement pounced. Media is catnip to elected officials, including elected prosecutors. The state attorney general and Queens and Nassau district attorneys all announced investigations. But state officials generally lack the authority to do anything about federal candidates’ misconduct. The real sign of trouble for Santos is the revelation of a federal investigation by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney.
Seemingly each day has brought the discovery of fresh falsehoods from Santos. On Thursday, news reports surfaced an old tweet in which he said his mother had died on 9/11. She died in 2016, according to another tweet by Santos and an obituary.