Rep. Nicholas LaLota (R-N.Y.) has urged the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to freeze fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s campaign accounts amid an investigation into claims he made about his past, including his work and education history and finances.
In a statement on Twitter, LaLota said on Sunday that the DOJ and FEC need to “act quickly” to freeze any funds in the campaign account belonging to Santos, adding that he was happy to help if the agencies required more authority to do so.
“To the extent there is actually any real money in the campaign account of Congressman George Santos, the funds should be immediately frozen by the United States Department of Justice or Federal Election Commission,” LaLota said….