George Santos Strikes Deal to Avoid Prosecution in Brazil and Pleads Not Guilty to Criminal Charges.

New York Rep. George Santos has signed a non-prosecution agreement with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008. Santos will pay 24,000 reais (almost $5,000), with the majority going to the shopkeeper who received the bad checks and the remainder to charities. The resolution of the case removes the possibility Santos might have been obliged to travel to another country to resolve pending charges. Santos had pleaded not guilty to charges he stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, while collecting unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve.