Santos Aide Indicted For Impersonating McCarthy's Top Aide
It's not just Lyin' Rep. George Santos who finds himself buried in legal trouble, but his top aide was just indicted. Samuel Miele, a fundraiser for Santos's campaign, was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's former chief of staff to raise money.
USA Today reports:
Miele was accused of using an email account bearing the name of the aide to send fraudulent fundraising solicitations to potential contributors for Santos around the span between August 2021 and December 2021, according to the indictment. He also allegedly signed emails with the aide's name.
USA TODAY and multiple other news outlets have reported that Miele previously identified himself as the chief of staff for House Speaker McCarthy, R-Calif., though the Wednesday indictment does not name the aide.
Through the scheme, the indictment alleges that Miele solicited contributions from more than a dozen contributors. For his efforts, he allegedly received a commission of 15% of each contribution.
Miele is accused of sending a message last September to Santos in which he admitted to faking his identity to a big donor but stated that he was "high risk, high reward in everything I do," the indictment notes.