Posted 3/6/2024, 7:33:34 PM
Texas Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Extort George Santos Over Criminal Charges
- Texas man Hector Medina arrested for allegedly scheming to get money from George Santos to make criminal charges "disappear"
- Medina allegedly posed as a fixer with connections, asked Santos for $900k wire transfer to drop "evidence on you"
- Medina also targeted other well-known people facing legal troubles with similar alleged scam
- Santos faces up to 22 years in prison on charges of campaign fraud, lying to Congress, unemployment fraud
- Democrat Tom Suozzi won special election in January for Santos' former congressional seat