Republican George Santos Admits He Lied On His Resume: Reports

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — Newly elected Republican lawmaker George Santos admitted to lying about his work experience and education during his campaign coming into the 2022 midterm elections, according to a report from The New York Post on Monday.

"My sins here are embellishing my resume,” the representative-elect told the news outlet. "I'm sorry."

Santos, who is set to represent parts of Queens and Long Island, campaigned as an experienced “Wall Street investor” and a graduate of Baruch College.

But a report from The New York Times last week called into question Santos' work at Citigroup and at Goldman Sachs, as well as the statement that he helped run a tax-exempt organization. The news outlet also challenged whether the 34-year-old attended Baruch College and NYU.

Court filings, documents, and interviews showed no record of him working at the financial giants or attending the universities. On Monday, he described the fibs as a “poor choice of words.”

Santos claims that the company where he worked as vice president, Link Bridge, did business with Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, but he did not work directly with them, the Post reports.

Several people confirmed to Patch that Santos worked in a Queens customer service center. A Dish Network representative confirmed to Patch that Santos worked there between October 2011 and July 2012.

“I didn’t graduate from any institution of higher learning," Santos said Monday. "I’m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume.”

Santos told The New York Post that he is “clearly Catholic” after campaigning that his mother was Jewish and his grandparents escaped the Nazis during World War II.

The Daily Beast also reported that Santos, who is the first openly gay non-incumbent GOP candidate elected to Congress, did not disclose that he was previously married to a woman.

On Monday, Santos told The New York Post that he was married to a woman from 2012 until his divorce in 2017, but said that he is now a happily married gay man.

Santos represents parts of Bayside, Great Neck, and Long Island, and won last month’s elections with over 54.2 percent of the votes. Santos flipped the district after defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman in the newly drawn district.