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Rep. Santos allegedly had 7-year marriage with Brazilian national.

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Rep George Santos (R-NY) reportedly married a Brazilian woman when he was 24.  The marriage lasted 7 years.

During the time of the marriage, Santos reportedly worked several sporadic jobs, was embroiled in evictions and dated several men, one of whom he proposed to in 2014.

By 2019, Santos’s marriage was over.  This happened shortly before he launched his first congressional campaign. His old relationship was put under the microscope on Wednesday, via a letter filed with ethics watchdogs in the House of Representatives who requested an investigation into whether Santos has violated federal immigration laws.

The investigation was requested by Malcolm Lazin, who is an LGBTQ rights activist and former federal prosecutor, to the House Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Ethics

Lazin said that while he doesn’t have any firsthand knowledge or clear evidence that Santos’ marriage was a sham.  Lazin said that details such as Santos and his wife living apart and Santos dating men were red flags.

During the marriage, Santos’ wife obtained citizenship through her husband, a U.S. citizen. Immigration have said that this does not indicate that the marriage was a sham.

In an interview in December with news outlet City & State, Santos hinted that he was not openly gay during his first marriage. “I did marry young, and I married a young woman at the time, and we pretty much were in love,” he said.

Santos went onto say that the relationship ended after he made the decision to come out. “I set myself free and I set her free,” he said.

Santos confirmed that he is now in a committed relationship with a man.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: LUKE MOCHERMAN

PHOTO CREDIT: NEW YORK MAGAZINE

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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