Santos argues that social media publications should not lead to a more severe punishment

Former MP George Santos (RN.Y.) wrote a letter to a federal judge urging him not to consider previous social media jobs when he determines his verdict on fraud later this week, according to Associated Press.

The Ministry of Justice (Doj) seeks a 7-year prison sentence for the legislator who was overthrown in New York, which turned against his area from red to blue during his political appearance of 2022-where he claimed that he used the campaign funds for personal use and distributed his CV significantly to attracting donors. Before being convicted, Santos referred to himself as a “scapegoat”.

In his message to the judge, Santos said that the American lawyer at the Eastern Province Office from New York – who is leading the case – was trying to drop an “anvil” on his head to the previous data that was uploaded to the social platform X where he announced his innocence and accused the Ministry of Justice of transcending, according to the news wires.

“My posts may be colored, but it does not justify the sentence three times, and the government must be ashamed of itself even to obtain this high sentence,” Santos added in his message.

The besieged Republican claimed that his statements, although they were wrong and misleading, were protected by freedom of expression.

“The competition for the intensity of the proposed sentence is not the same as the competition for guilt, and to punish protected speech because it doubts that punishment should disturb anyone who appreciates a fair prosecution over personal justification.”

Santos acknowledged that he was guilty of fraud and stealing the intense identity last year after being expelled from the room when the Ethics Committee stated that he deceived the donors in an attempt to raise funds to make special gains.

“Whoever creates a completely fake biography to stealing harsh money from the elderly and disabled donors, enabled Santos, unrestricted by fame from the exploitation of the regime that we choose with our representatives,” the prosecutors wrote the ruling.

In the court files, they argued that the former legislator is still not apologizes and risks the risk of repeating the same crimes again if they were given a lighter penalty.

“Unlike this background, moreover, Santos’s claims after paint from remorse Range Holo. Until these lines were written, despite the years of the media’s attention actively and benefiting from his snoring, Santos did not lose anything about his illicit gains and did not block any of his financial crimes victims.”

“The court can find this fact” appears[s] They added strong risks of retreat and lack of regret on his behavior.

It is now expected that the ruling that was originally issued for the month of February will now be done, but it was returned at the request of Santos lawyers on Friday.