Disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos recently claimed he earned over $600,000 through Cameo. He also claimed that he despises fame in an exclusive interview with the New York Post.
According to the New York Post, Santos fully embraced the spotlight in a way that completely contradicts his claims of disliking fame, after getting the boot amid a flurry of accusations and charges related to deceit and campaign fraud. (RELATED: Newly Sworn-In Congressman Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Homeless Veteran)
Since his unceremonious departure from Congress, Santos has maximized profits from the celebrity video platform Cameo, where his account is among the most prolific.
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In the interview, Santos expressed a nostalgic longing for his anonymous past, reminiscing about simpler times when he could move through public spaces unrecognized.
Santos claimed that he has generated substantial income, stating he made over $600,000 from Cameo requests alone since leaving Congress despite his self-professed longing for anonymity.
“I don't enjoy it, believe it or not. Here's something about me that most people have wrong: If I had to either stay being an anonymous person, [or have] all this attention, I would have loved to stay anonymous,” he told the New York Post. “You know why? Now I know what I lost. You don't know until you lose it. And I love the fact that I could wear baggy, fucked-up sweatpants, like an old t-shirt and go to the supermarket and nobody knew who the fuck I was.”
Santos also revealed he has declined certain Cameo requests he deemed inappropriate or offensive, despite his need for income.
“I've declined people saying sexual things [like], ‘X has the biggest, best wiener in town, find him on Hinge. Or very antisemitic stuff,” Santos explained. “I'm never gonna' read that,” said Santos, who once described himself as “Jew-ish.” “There's no amount of money that's going to [get] me to say something like that.”
Santos is currently facing a total of 23 federal charges. These include:
- Seven counts of wire fraud.
- Three counts of money laundering.
- One count of theft of public funds.
- Two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.
- One count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States.
- Two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
- Two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC.
- Two counts of aggravated identity theft.
- One count of access device fraud.
Santos suspended his campaign as an “ultra MAGA independent” challenging Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in New York's 1st Congressional District last month. (RELATED: Report: Notorious Republican Suspends House Campaign)
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