Rep. George Santos Was Charged In 2017 With Stealing Puppies From Amish Dog Breeders

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is once again dogged by controversy and, once again, that controversy concerns dogs.

According to Politico, Santos was charged with theft by deception in 2017 in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country after a series of bad checks totaling $15,125 were written in his name to dog breeders in the area.

But while the truth-challenged congressman was charged with the crimes, it was later expunged from Santos’ record after he claimed his checkbook had been stolen.

Attorney Tiffany Bogosian, who was a middle school classmate of Santos and reconnected with him in 2020, told Politico that the then-future...