Less than three years ago, was an up-and-coming Republican political star, flipping a House seat in New York City鈥檚 suburbs.
But he soon came under fire for lying about his life story, and on Friday, the now-former congressman was back on Long Island for a very different announcement: He was sentenced to more than for fraud and theft.
Here is a timeline of his rise and fall:
Nov. 8, 2022: Santos in the first known congressional election featuring two openly gay candidates.
Dec. 19, 2022: publishes a story questioning whether Santos fictionalized his resume.
Dec. 26, 2022: Santos some details of his biography, including that he had a degree from Baruch College and had worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. Despite calling himself 鈥渁 proud American Jew" in a position paper, he insists he 鈥渘ever claimed to be Jewish鈥� but rather 鈥淛ew-ish.鈥�
Dec. 28, 2022: Nassau County prosecutors say they have into Santos.
January 2023: Santos is sworn into office. Questions surface about how he after filings offer contradictory accounts.
Jan. 31, 2023: Santos but says he won鈥檛 resign.
February 2023: Revelations surface that Santos had been charged with in Pennsylvania in 2017 by using bad checks. The case was dismissed after Santos said the checks came from a checkbook that had been stolen from him.
March 2, 2023: The House Ethics Committee into Santos.
May 10, 2023: Santos is indicted and to federal charges that he stole from donors and his campaign, collected unemployment benefits he didn鈥檛 deserve and lied to Congress about his wealth.
Oct. 10, 2023: accuses Santos of stealing donors' IDs and making unauthorized charges to their credit cards. Santos to the revised charges later that month.
Nov. 16, 2023: The House Ethics Committee says in on Santos that it amassed 鈥渙verwhelming evidence鈥� of lawbreaking, concluding flatly that he 鈥渃annot be trusted.鈥�
Dec. 1, 2023: Santos is on a vote of 311-114, easily clearing the two-thirds majority required.
December 2023: Not long after being expelled from the House, Santos is found to be offering the public for up to $200 on Cameo.
February 2024: Santos sues late-night host , alleging Kimmel that were used to ridicule Santos on the show.
April 23, 2024: Santos to return to Congress, a month after announcing his candidacy. His campaign committee reported raising no money in March 2024.
Aug. 19, 2024: Weeks before the case was to go to trial, Santos to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, blaming his ambition for clouding his judgment and saying he was 鈥渇looded with deep regret.鈥� The same day, a judge dismisses Santos' suit against Kimmel, saying the host's use of the Cameo videos for criticism and commentary was a fair use.
April 25, 2025: Santos is sentenced in federal court to more than seven years in prison.
The Associated Press
