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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
Ex-treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to conspiracy, tells

of bogus loan and fake donors

By Jake Offenhartz
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The ex-treas-
urer for U.S. Rep. George Santos
pleaded guilty Thursday to a
fraud conspiracy charge and
implicated the indicted New
York Republican in a scheme to
embellish his campaign finance
reports with a fake loan and
fake donors.
Nancy Marks, who was a close
aide to Santos during his two
congressional bids, entered the
plea at a federal courthouse
on Long Island, where she was
a longtime political operative
and bookkeeper for multiple
candidates.
Speaking to the judge, Marks
said that among other things,
she and Santos had submit-
ted bogus campaign finance
reports falsely saying he had
loaned his campaign $500,000
even though in reality he didn’t
have that kind of money and
the loan didn’t exist. She said
the purpose of the fake loan
was to make it look like he was
richer than he really was, which
might attract other donors in-
cluding a Republican commit-
tee. Nancy Marks leaves federal court, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Central Islip, N.Y.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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