Canadian Member of Parliament Han Dong in Toronto on June 12.

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.one of the Republicans from the New York delegation who sought to expel Santos.

This will let the Third District participate in a valid election.engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with a Florida-based entity he controlled.The full ethics panel unanimously voted to refer the evidence of Santos alleged violations to the Justice Department.

According to the subcommittees findings.but said in its report that the scope of evidence collected by the investigative subcommittee leading the probe demonstrated the breadth of Representative Santos misconduct.

and then diverting that campaign money to himself; and using connections to high-value donors and political campaigns to obtain more money for himself.

Michael Kaplan and Jaala Brown contributed reporting.The hearing is akin to a grand jury process in civilian courts in which prosecutors are required to show probable cause.

and given changes to the process in the last decade.Seventeen more accusers were included in additional charges brought by the government last month.

and we will not settle for anything less than a fair trial.a prosecutor might submit alternative forms of evidence.