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Friday, December 23, 2022
Vol. 97, No. 51
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Santos bashed for alleged phony resume
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GOP congressman-elect faces calls to step down in face of newspaper report BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Droves of elected officials throughout New York and the nation have bashed Republican Congressman-elect George Santos for allegedly providing false educational and professional experience for his biography after The New York Times unearthed the discrepancies earlier this week. Santos, who was elected to the state’s 3rd Congressional District in November, was accused by The Times of lying about earning degrees from NYU and Baruch College as well as working for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. Neither college could confirm his enrollment to multiple media outlets while neither company could confirm his employment. Robert Zimmerman, the Democrat Santos defeated in the November election, said in a statement the Republican has violated the public’s trust and called on him to resign from his position. “The reality is Santos flat-out lied to the voters of NY-03. He’s violated the public trust in order to win office and does not deserve to represent Long Island and Queens,” Zimmerman said. “Santos’ failure to answer any of the questions about these allegations demonstrates why he is unfit for public office and should resign. It demonstrates
why there must be a House Ethics Committee, Federal Elections Commission, and U.S. Attorney investigation immediately.” Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan (D-Woodbury), who lost to Zimmerman in the Democratic Primary election earlier this year, held a press conference on Tuesday calling for Santos to resign. Melanie D’Arrigo, who also ran in the Democratic Primary against Lafazan and Zimmerman, bashed Devolder-Santos in a tweet. “So the Republican who directed a Ponzi scheme, financially supported insurrectionists, attended a gala with white supremacists, and had his election campaign funded by a Putinaligned oligarch may have also invented his entire back story?” D’Arrigo tweeted. Democrat Laura Gillen, who also lost to Republican Anthony D’Esposito in the state’s 4th Congressional District race, praised The Times for its reporting “on the kind of fiction the Nassau County GOP regularly serves up to voters.” Joseph G. Cairo Jr., chairman of the Nassau County Republican Party, told the Times that the allegations raised “serious” issues that he believed Santos should address. Efforts to reach officials from CaiContinued on Page 38
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Warner touts responsible development in Estates BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Village of Great Neck Estates Mayor William Warner touted the need for responsible growth to support local retailers during a public
hearing to establish a business overlay district on Middle Neck Road Monday night. The proposed local law would change the village’s business ‘D’ district to a pair of business overlay dis-
tricts along Middle Neck Road. The two incentive zoning districts would be located on the portions of Middle Neck Road both north and south of Cedar Drive and Continued on Page 39
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