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- George Santos is in plea negotiations with prosecutors.
- Federal prosecutors slipped that detail in a filing to the judge.
- Two of ex-Congressman's associates have already pleaded guilty and could testify against him.
George Santos is negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors in his criminal case.
On Monday, federal prosecutors in New York disclosed the detail in a letter to the federal judge overseeing the disgraced former Congressman's criminal case.
"The parties are presently engaged in plea negotiations with the goal of resolving this matter without the need for a trial," prosecutors wrote in the filing.