George Santos’ Fundraiser Sentenced To One Year

Courthouse News reports:

Former U.S. Representative George Santos’ campaign fundraiser Samuel Miele was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Friday for his role in the congressman’s scheme to inflate campaign fundraising numbers and redirect donor contributions for his personal benefit.

The sentence comes over a year after Miele pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to impersonating a congressional aide to pick up donations for Santos, who pleaded guilty to his own charges in August 2024.

From August to December 2021, Miele admitted to soliciting campaign contributions by impersonating Dan Meyer, chief of staff to then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in emails and phone conversations with potential contributors. In doing so, he received donations from over a dozen contributors and received a 15% commission from each one.

Read the full article. Santos will be sentenced on April 25.