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  Idk how it is when you apply to run for office, but on most forms the deepest they get into checking your citizenship is making you check a box saying that you are.
context: He reminds me of the Fyre Festival dude, Billy McFarland. Dude still doesn't admit he is a total fraud and conman who stole millions. He says he just "made some mistakes". Exactly how Santos is playing shit off. >
  
  Mistakes-ish. >
  
  Mistakes-adjacent >
  
  If people are wondering about what the actual investigation is relating to it's likely tax fraud or campaign finance fraud. Santos is alleged to have reported no income for several years on his taxes and then suddenly had >$700,000 to loan of his "own" money to his campaign. Covered here.
  
  Santos’ Federal Election Commission filings for his 2022 campaign show he loaned more than $700,000 to his bid, nearly as much as his Devolder Organization salary.
  His FEC filings for 2020 show he loaned more than $81,000 to that campaign.
  
  This loan to his campaign (which can be fully reimbursed through fundraising and paid back to him) came when Santos was dealing with multiple evictions and tens of thousands of dollars in debt to multiple landlords.
  He's a sketchy guy all around with a history of financial fraud allegations back in Brazil as well. >
  
  He may not even be a US citizen. (Take that, birthers!) >
  
  Doesn't our government check for citizenship status when you file to run for office? It really seems like it should be someone's job to at least vet that before an election.
  If Santos isn't a citizen, the god damn balls to run for office is incredible. It seems like this dude has spent the last 2-3 years making some great lies pay off for him. And like Trump, decided to draw WAY TOO MUCH attention to himself.