US President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Representative George Santos, who was convicted of fraud and identity theft, ordering his immediate release.
What did George Santos do?
Santos, expelled from Congress after a short and controversy-filled term, admitted to exaggerating fundraising totals and fabricating donor identities to gain the Republican Party’s financial backing for the 2022 election.
That year, he was elected as a Republican to represent parts of New York City and its eastern suburbs, Reuters reported.
(With inputs from Reuters)