New York GOP Rep. Calls for DOJ, FEC to Freeze George Santos Campaign Funds Amid Probe Into Finances

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) looks on as the U.S. House of Representatives convenes for the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Nicholas LaLota (R-N.Y.) has urged the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to freeze fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s campaign accounts amid an investigation into claims he made about his past, including his work and education history and finances.

In a statement on Twitter, LaLota said on Sunday that the DOJ and FEC need to “act quickly” to freeze any funds in the campaign account belonging to Santos, adding that he was happy to help if the agencies required more authority to do so.