Investigators also accused the congressman of lying about his intent to cooperate with their review and said his limited responses to requests for information contained misstatements that advanced the lies he told during his 2022 congressional campaign.

writing on the social media site X that his family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time.the four-member investigative panel said its probe revealed a complex web of unlawful activity involving Representative Santos campaign.

The committee said it was also looking into an allegation of sexual misconduct from a person seeking employment in his congressional office.though they were payments for his own benefit; reporting fictitious loans to his political committees to push donors for further contributions to his campaign.Guest said Wednesday that making such recommendations would have taken several more months and that the information in the report would be enough for members to be able to make a decision as to whether or not they believe it would be proper to expel Rep.

Its going to be tough for him to survive a vote if theres credible evidence in the committees report.Santos said ahead of the vote.

committee leaders announced more than 30 subpoenas and dozens of voluntary requests for information

given that many hard-hit areas are only reachable by boat.Much of the conduct underlying the federal charges against the freshman congressman was examined by the ethics subcommittee.

denounced the committees report in a statement to CBS News.The four-member panel said Santos was a knowing and active participant in the alleged misconduct.

Santos criticized the Ethics Committee for releasing what he said was a biased report and continued to defend himself from the allegations of wrongdoing.the subcommittee said in its report.