George Santos took unemployment for a year during the COVID pandemic despite having a $120K a year job at an investment firm, feds say

• GOP Rep. George Santos took unemployment during COVID-19 while working a $120k investment job, prosecutors say.
• Federal prosecutors allege Santos illegally received unemployment benefits while working at an investment firm.
• Santos faces 13 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds.

Republican Rep. George Santos took unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic while still working an investment firm job making $120,000 annually, federal prosecutors allege.

According to court documents, Santos "applied to receive unemployment insurance benefits through the New York State Department of Labor" in June 2020. In his application, Santos "falsely claimed to have been unemployed since the week of March 22, 2020," prosecutors wrote.