Op-Ed: Santos Outdid Himself With His Lies

George Santos, expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives last week, was a bizarre member of Congress. By his serial deceit, Santos obtained a national reputation for being a liar, adishonesty superstar. No member I’ve written about representing Long Island in my 60 years of Read More …

Santos Expelled From Congress

US. Rep Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, declared the vote to expel George Santos from Congress “A huge win for New Yorkers.” The House voted 311-114 Friday to get rid of the Republican freshman for his many ethical lapses. Santos, who represented the Third Congressional District, in Read More …

LaLota Says ‘Santos Must Be Expelled’

US Rep. Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, said Thursday that  Rep.George Santos must be removed from Congress after a House Ethics Committee report found  “substantial evidence” that he had violated federal law. Santos announced shortly after the report was issued Thursday that he would not run for Read More …

Santos Pleads Not Guilty to Multiple Federal Charges

UPDATED: US Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several federal charges, including wire fraud and lying to the House of Representatives. He was released on $500,000 bond and is due back in court June 30. Outside the courthouse in Central Islip, he called Read More …

LaLota Wants Santos Campaign Funds Frozen

US Rep. Nick LaLota said Sunday that he want officials to freeze the campaign accounts of his fellow newly elected congressman, George Santos. Lalota, who represents the First District, including Huntington, posted to Twitter on Sunday afternoon that  “the Department of Justice and/or Federal Election Read More …

George Santos Roundup

The election of US Rep George Santos has provoked an outpouring of stories that challenge his accounts of his heritage, work history, finances, stories of personal losses and more. Here are just a few of the reports. NY Times: Who Is Rep. George Santos? His Read More …

Questions Continue to Swirl Around Santos

Questions about US Rep-elect George Santos, including his connections to Huntington, continued Monday even  as he is scheduled to be sworn into office on Tuesday. Meanwhile, The New York Times, which broke the story about Santos’ false claims about work, identity, college and more, reported Read More …

Editor’s Note: Santos Story Winds Back to Huntington

When George Santos approached HuntingtonNow.com in 2019 for a story about his candidacy, we accepted his claims about college and work history. We regret the error of accepting his statements and not examining his claims. At the time of the interview in November, 2019, we Read More …

LaLota Wants George Santos Investigated

US Rep-elect Nick LaLota said Tuesday that fellow congressman-elect George Santos should be investigated after the latter admitted to fabricating several claims about his work and educational record. “House Republicans like me are eager to be sworn in and focus on our commitment to America Read More …

Draft Redistricting Map Would Move Huntington to 2nd District

Huntington would become part of the Second Congressional District under a draft plan issued Monday by the special master appointed to draw up new lines after Democratic maps were tossed out as gerrrymandering. The proposed Second District would have a north-south orientation, incorporating Huntington,  Babylon Read More …