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George Santos waves to reporters and protestors as he leaves the federal courtroom in Central Islip on Oct. 27. Michael Malaszczyk/Lengthy Island Press [Editor’s note: The following is an interview with former U.S. Rep. George Santos and his defense attorneys conducted by New York City attorney Cary London.] Simply six months earlier, the previous congressman from New York’s third District had been sentenced to 87 months in federal jail for wire fraud and aggravated identification theft — the tail finish of a saga that included misusing marketing campaign funds, fraudulent unemployment claims, and extra aliases than a Netflix con artist.…
Earlier than turning into Council Members, we first met years in the past whereas organizing with tenants, combating egregious rezonings and gentrification that was disempowering communities of colour. We understood then, as we perceive now, the necessity for inexpensive housing – we had been in courtroom rooms with tenants who had been getting evicted after their rents skyrocketed. Our metropolis’s numerous communities, particularly our Black, Latino and Asian communities, have a significant stake within the want for extra inexpensive housing, and their voices matter as we make choices in regards to the improvement of our metropolis. It’s why we, as…