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  The $199 expenses only total about $7,400 (out of $2.6 million) - but I bet if they looked closer they'd find a ton of sub$200 expenses (more than normal).  I'm sure they padded the hell out of it and stole a hell of a lot more than $7,400 - they were just stupid enough to list 37 of them right at the limit.
context: He'd also spend exactly $199.99 at a time there, just below the level requiring preservation of receipts.  
  
  Santos, it should be said, is really good at spending just $199.99 almost everywhere he goes—his financial disclosure forms show him spending that exact amount at a Hyatt Orlando (in July 2021), on Delta Airlines and at BJ’s Wholesale (August 2021), at Target and on “Uber” (October 2021), and at many other establishments or services including W Hotel South Beach, JFK Parking, Best Buy, Walgreens, and the TSA line-skipping company Clear.
  
  I ate at the Italian restaurant where Santos is often, for some reason, spending exactly $199.99.
  The improbability of George Santos’ $199 expenses