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George Santos is charged with 13 counts of fraud, lying, theft, embezzlement, and making false sworn statements. But while that case is in New York, its origins trace back to Melbourne, FL.
George Santos is charged with 13 counts of fraud, lying, theft, embezzlement, and making false sworn statements. But while that case is in New York, its origins trace back to Melbourne, FL.
2/ Heres that tweet by @MeidasTouch which includes a link to the full indictment.
https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1656289509347151874?t=d709H8J86sxROg6YXZXbpw&s=19
3/ Melbourne and Merritt Island FL are located in Brevard County which is home to Kennedy Space Center. Its also where Moms For Liberty originated, #1 for arrested capitol rioters, and home to #RandyFine...as well as many other shady circus characters.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1608223747093467136?t=f8N8UskM-gaTYTBKwpZGlw
4/ Its also the same FL judicial circuit where Trayvon Martin was killed, and where Joel Greenberg went on an epic unchecked crime spree for years. But the most notable thing about Brevard is its connections to election fraud and rigging.
link.medium.com/DLKB3WXLGzb
link.medium.com/DLKB3WXLGzb
5/ "Investment Company #1" cited in the indictment is likely Harbor City Capitol which is accused of being a ponzi scheme, and its owner "Maroney" was Former FL Senate President, Mike Haridopolis' next door neighbor, and hosted a Trump Jr fundraiser in 2020.
6/ Matt Gaetz dad, Don Gaetz, is who succeeded Mike Haridopolis as President of the FL Senate. Matt Gaetz is a former roomate of Commissioner John Tobia who shares office space with Randy Fine. And here is a picture of Matt Gaetz with Dave Lipsky, father of Santos PR secretary.
8/ Insurrectionists? Yes. @mrspanstreppon reported in great detail on Santos and his connections to the NY GOP. #JoeBiggs is from Volusia County, just north of Brevard. Of course, who could forget Matt Gaetz saying it was "antifa" who stormed the capitol.
https://twitter.com/mrspanstreppon/status/1609869893901451264?t=_4HwszftwEu5tg0tQISisA
When i say its REALLY good reporting, its as good as it gets, IMO.
https://twitter.com/mrspanstreppon/status/1620035216453799938?t=_4HwszftwEu5tg0tQISisA
9/ Seems like a lot of mob adjacent sh-t bc it is. The DeSantis/Disney fight started when #RandyFine wrote a bill to dissolve #ReedyCreek. But in 2021, he authored three massive failed casino bills that would have opened FL to global casino interests.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1651338005632765954?t=_4HwszftwEu5tg0tQISisA
10/ And wouldnt you know it, Sands Corp is trying to build a 4 billion dollar casino resort like 4 blocks just outside of Santos district in New York.
https://twitter.com/mrspanstreppon/status/1648661676336488449?t=_4HwszftwEu5tg0tQISisA
11/ For me, the most interesting and murky part of George #Santos is why was a sanctioned Russian Oligarch, #Vekselberg giving him so much $$, and how did Santos briefly end up on the Science, Space and Technology committee in congress that oversees NASA?
npr.org/2023/01/31/115…
npr.org/2023/01/31/115…
12/ The second most interesting thing is, why did #ErikPrince, #MattGaetz, #RogerStone, and #SteveBannon's friend Vish Burra, end up becoming George Santos "fixer"?
14/ This is an odd, but hilarious and true tidbit: In 2018-ish there was a fake FB account that pretended to be a gay, black, republican, cowboy from Montana named Mike Riggins, who LOVED Randy Fine.
Lol, I couldn't make that up if I tried.
Lol, I couldn't make that up if I tried.
15/ I hope anyone enjoys exploring those threads. Its a LOT, and its the product of countless hours of research and writing by dozens of journalists and activists.
As I often do, I'm finishing with a meme. ☕️
As I often do, I'm finishing with a meme. ☕️
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@CREWcrew @NASA @DNCWarRoom @DanRather @DWUhlfelderLaw @ABC @maddow @thedailybeast @TPM @DavidCornDC @wes0311 @AgentWes @WHCOS @RepJeffries @NateMonroeTU @fineout @jacobogles
@CREWcrew @NASA @DNCWarRoom @DanRather @DWUhlfelderLaw @ABC @maddow @thedailybeast @TPM @DavidCornDC @wes0311 @AgentWes @WHCOS @RepJeffries @NateMonroeTU @fineout @jacobogles
And here's the original thread on Santos I did in January.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fleming321/status/1608190881810497536?s=19
Im just gonna keep adding to this #Santos thread. The guy is a wellspring of bad news.
Bolsonaro? Yup.
Bolsonaro? Yup.
https://twitter.com/natedog155/status/1614317902584225792?t=PiaMqkfniAUygmqChcjnVQ
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