George Santos made $400K from Cameo appearances, prosecutors say

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos made $400,000 promoting customized movies on Cameo, federal prosecutors mentioned in a courtroom listening to Tuesday.

The disclosure got here as they opposed Santos’ efforts to delay his sentencing on Feb. 7.

Prosecutors argued in opposition to a delay, saying “the quite a few victims of Santos’s legal schemes, and the neighborhood writ giant have a robust collective curiosity within the expeditious decision of this case.”

Santos pleaded responsible in August to expenses of wire fraud and aggravated id theft. As a part of his plea, he agreed to pay about $600,000 in forfeiture and restitution.

Santos mentioned he wants an additional six months to give you the cash and requested the courtroom to belief that his weekly podcast, “Pants on Fireplace with George Santos,” will ultimately generate sufficient income to fulfill his obligations.

Prosecutors known as it “extraordinarily speculative” for Santos to assert his monetary circumstances will enhance within the subsequent six months.

“Santos’s claims are facially speculative and, in any occasion, solely inadequate to warrant such a prolonged adjournment,” prosecutors mentioned. “A delay to permit Santos to develop his podcast — the title of which is a tone-deaf and unrepentant reference to the crimes he dedicated — is presumptively unreasonable.”

Additionally they questioned why he can not pay when, they mentioned, Santos generated substantial income streams by different means up to now 12 months — together with $400,000 from his participation in a documentary and greater than $400,000 from Cameo.

“The Courtroom ought to have severe misgivings about suspending Santos’s sentencing primarily based on his purported failure to avoid wasting $578,752.94 after having beforehand claimed within the media to earn $80,000 per day capitalizing on his notoriety,” prosecutors mentioned.