George Santos' Former Treasurer's Sentencing Adjourned Until November

SHIRLEY, NY — Nancy Marks, the campaign treasurer of disgraced former congressman George Santos who admitted to colluding with him to file doctored finance reports, has had her request for an adjournment of her sentencing until Nov. 12, court records show.

Marks, of Shirley, had been scheduled for sentencing on April 12 for conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The order was granted on March 4, records show.

Marks was allowed to travel to Delaware for the significant anniversary of a close friend last month, according to an order in her file.

The new date is after the September trial of Santos, who is in plea talks, in which Marks could serve as a key witness for prosecutors, Newsday previously reported.

In her request, Marks’ attorney, Maureen Hoerger of Hauppauge, did not explain the reason for the adjournment and also requested that her presentence investigation report be held in abeyance.

Patch has reached out to Hoerger for comment.

The United States Attorney's office did not comment.

Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December, reportedly been accused of fraudulently filing campaign reports and receiving unemployment benefits and filing, lying on congressional disclosure forms, and stealing campaign funds from supporters.

The House Ethics Committee concluded Santos committed federal crimes and violated the ethics of Congress, reporting "substantial evidence" of wrongdoing and that he engaged in personal purchases, including Botox treatment and luxury shopping sprees, using campaign funds.

In a letter to the court last week, Santos' attorneys asked that information pertaining to two witnesses' testimony in his case be unsealed because it is highly exculpatory and would help his case.

Information from a witness in January 2023 "substantially undermines the government’s theory that Santos directed, oversaw, or even had knowledge of the alleged finance misreporting of his campaign," his legal team wrote.

"It challenges the core of the government’s narrative that Santos orchestrated or was even aware of the alleged fraudulent activities," the letter goes on, adding that the same is true for information detailed in an Oct. 27, 2023, letter.

"That information undermines the allegations in this case that Santos was in control of, or even knew of, the charging of credit cards by members associated with his campaign," the team writes. "In addition, the information related to an interview with another crucial witness should not be designated confidential because it provides key insights into the relevant policies and thresholds for the financial support of a political candidate. This information is exculpatory because it casts doubt on the significance of Santos’ alleged false statements to the FEC."

"Dedesignating this information, while redacting the names of the witness identified, poses no risk to the integrity of the prosecution’s investigation but is vital for contextualizing the impact of the purported false statements within the broader practices of political campaigning," the team writes. "De-designation, with the names of the witnesses redacted, would not “interfere with a fair trial or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice.”

U.S. Rep Tom Suozzi was sworn into Santos' former seat in March.