[Opinion] American opinion: George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence

'Not an altar boy — but not a hardened criminal': Ousted lawmaker begs Trump for pardon

Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) joined Piers Morgan for a teary-eyed interview after learning he would be sent to prison for over seven years. In an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored on YouTube, Santos said he hadn't considered a pardon from President Donald Trump yet because he was unsure what his sentence would be. "Now, I am in the process of filling out an application for a pardon for the president," Santos said. "I'll take the commutati…

American opinion: George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence

Less than 2½ years after George Santos rocketed from obscurity to being presented as the face of a young new GOP, the now-former Long Island con(gress)man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for wide fraud and aggravated identity theft. It’s a pitiful end to a bizarre situation. Everyone would’ve been better off if the Democrats and the press had exposed his total lies and had he lost that 2022 election. He never would’ve disgraced…

Veteran confronts George Santos about death of service dog

When the former Republican U.S. Rep George Santos walked out of the Central Islip courtroom after being sentenced to a little more than 7 years in prison for wire fraud and identity theft, he was swarmed with cameras, reporters and shouting civilians — but one yell stood out among the rest. “You killed my dog, Anthony!” a man with a cane shouted at the car George Santos was in. For two years, U.S. Navy veteran Richard Osthoff has claimed that Ge…