George Santos’ Ex-Campaign Treasurer, Nancy Marks, Confesses Guilty: A Shocking Development

Washington — A former campaign aide to Rep. George Santos, Republican of New York, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to defraud, admitting she fraudulently reported hundreds of thousands in fake loans that Santos had claimed he made to his campaign.

Nancy Marks — who worked for the embattled New York congressman as campaign treasurer — appeared in New York federal court Thursday afternoon. 

Marks and Santos “devised and executed a fraudulent scheme to obtain money for the campaign by submitting materially false reports to the FEC on behalf of the campaign in which they inflated the campaign’s fundraising numbers for the purpose of misleading the [Federal Election Commission], a national party committee, and the public,” according to prosecutors. 

Court papers filed in Marks’ case do not explicitly name Santos, but describe him and his campaign. 

As part of the alleged scheme, Marks and Santos agreed to falsely report to the Federal Election Commission that he had loaned his campaign $500,000, when he had not actually done so and did not have the funds necessary to do so, prosecutors said. 

The false reports allowed Santos to meet benchmarks needed to qualify his campaign to receive financial support from the national party committee, according to court documents. 

“My office will continue holding accountable those who perpetrate a fraud on the public and the institutions that help maintain transparency in the electoral process,” Breon Peace, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement. 

Santos was indicted by a federal grand jury in May with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives and one count of theft of public funds. 

He pleaded not guilty to all counts and has consistently denied any wrongdoing. 

The New York representative has also been dogged by allegations that he inflated his resume and lied about his past experience to bolster his reelection chances in the 2022 political campaign. He has admitted that he “embellished” his resume. 

Santos’ congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Marks charges. 

Over the last year, CBS News has tried several times to speak with Marks and discuss her involvement with Santos’ campaign, traveling to the Long Island, New York, library where she serves as a board member. 

CBS News has reached out to Marks’ attorney for comment. 


Washington
— A former campaign aide to

Representative George Santos
, a Republican from New York, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to defraud. She admitted to fraudulently reporting hundreds of thousands in fake loans that Santos had claimed he made to his campaign.

Nancy Marks, who served as the campaign treasurer for the embattled New York congressman, appeared in a New York federal court on Thursday afternoon.

Marks and Santos reportedly devised and executed a fraudulent scheme aimed at obtaining money for the campaign. They submitted materially false reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), inflating the campaign’s fundraising numbers to deceive the FEC, the national party committee, and the general public, according to prosecutors.

Court papers filed in Marks’ case do not explicitly name Santos, but they describe him and his campaign.

As part of the alleged scheme, Marks and Santos agreed to falsely report to the FEC that Santos had loaned his campaign $500,000, even though he had not actually done so and did not possess the necessary funds, according to prosecutors.

These false reports allowed Santos to meet the benchmarks required for his campaign to be eligible for financial support from the national party committee, as stated in court documents.

“My office will continue to hold accountable those who commit fraud against the public and the institutions that uphold transparency in the electoral process,” said Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a statement.

Santos

was indicted

by a federal grand jury in May on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, making materially false statements to the House of Representatives, and theft of public funds. He pleaded not guilty to all counts and has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

Santos has also faced allegations of inflating his resume and lying about his past experience to boost his chances of reelection in the 2022 political campaign. He has admitted to “embellishing” his resume.

Santos’ congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the charges against Marks.

CBS News has made multiple attempts to speak with Marks and discuss her involvement with Santos’ campaign over the past year. They even traveled to the Long Island, New York, library where she serves as a board member. CBS News has reached out to Marks’ attorney for comment.

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