"President Trump said Friday he commuted former New York Congressman George Santos' prison sentence for fraud. In a post on Truth Social, the president said Santos has been "horribly mistreated" in prison and will be released immediately. Santos surrendered himself to a federal prison in New Jersey to start serving a more than seven-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft charges."
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President Trump commuted George Santos' federal prison sentence and ordered his immediate release. The president posted on Truth Social saying Santos has been "horribly mistreated" in prison and will be released immediately. Santos surrendered himself to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin serving a more-than-seven-year sentence. The sentence followed Santos' guilty pleas to wire fraud and identity theft charges. The commutation ends Santos' current incarceration and provides for immediate release from federal custody. Updates and further details about administrative or legal consequences may follow.
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