Rep. George Santos willing to go to jail to protect bail suretors' identities
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Rep. George Santos has asked a judge to keep the names of his bail suretors a secret, arguing that revealing their identities would make them targets for job loss, violence, and death threats. Santos said he'd rather forfeit his bond and go to jail than reveal his suretors' identities. A media consortium, including Insider, has lobbied for the release of the names, arguing that it was in the public interest. Santos was indicted last month on 13 criminal charges, including fraud, and has pleaded not guilty.
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- Lawyer says Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret The Associated Press
- Rep. George Santos asks judge to keep records of who helped pay his bond sealed CBS New York
- Rep. George Santos’ lawyer asks to keep bond cosigners’ names sealed CNN
- George Santos' lawyers argue identities of 3 people who secured his $500K bail should remain sealed CBS News
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