George Santos-linked fundraiser indicted after allegedly impersonating top House aide
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Samuel Miele, a campaign fundraiser who did work for Rep. George Santos, has been indicted on four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft after he allegedly impersonated a top aide to a member of House leadership while contacting donors for Santos' campaign efforts, according to an indictment and related memo filed in federal court.
The person Miele allegedly impersonated during the 2022 election cycle — labeled "Person #1" in the indictment — is believed to be the chief of staff to now-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, according to previous reports from CNBC, The New York Times and others. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York alerted federal judges in New York in a separate memo that Miele had been indicted over alleged efforts to "defraud prospective contributors to Devolder Santos's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2022 election cycle." Prosecutors are required to give notice to a judge whenever it appears that one case may be related to another.
Santos' office declined to comment on Miele.
