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George Santos claims he has no knowledge of a purported scheme in which he allegedly used a fake animal charity to scam a disabled veteran by raising money for their sick dogs cancer treatment and then disappearing with the funds.
Fake, Santos texted Semafor. No clue who this is.
The accusations, detailed in a story on Patch.com that contained alleged text messages and social media exchanges with Santos, are perhaps the darkest turn yet in the Congressman's story.
U.S. Navy veteran Richard Osthoff and another veteran told the outlet that, while homeless, he reached out to Friends of Pets United, a group Santos claimed to have founded, to help raise money for his service dog, Sapphire, who had developed a stomach tumor.
After connecting with Anthony Devolder, a known alias of Santos, Osthoff said a GoFundMe organized through the group raised the necessary money $3,000 to perform the needed surgery. But Devolder made excuses instead, claiming that the disease was untreatable after consulting with an affiliated veterinarian and that the money would go to his charity instead, even as Osthoff begged him to let him take the funds to other clinics.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/17/2023/george-santos-denies-swindling-a-disabled-veteran-while-their-dog-died-of-cancer
leftieNanner
(15,080 posts)It's the most disturbing story yet.
Cha
(297,123 posts)admit to.. he knows how people feel about dogs & Vets!
Cha
(297,123 posts)him with this.. People don't like dogs being Scammed, hurt or killed.
Blue Owl
(50,347 posts)And lets hope he finds out the hard way, very soon .
Cha
(297,123 posts)I had forgotten about the Oz killing over 300 dogs' Experiment..
Something has to bring him down.. he's said he's "told a lie about everything" but he won't cop to that danger zone.
Yes, Hard Karma Coming for Evil Sociopathic Santos.
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)EnergizedLib
(1,892 posts)Would or should anybody believe a single syllable he utters?
radical noodle
(8,000 posts)Santos is a despicable excuse for a human being and this story will get attention.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,174 posts)who's going to believe him at this point?