The case was confirmed as “theft by deception” by the York County District Attorney’s Office, which told CNN it was later dismissed.
But it marks the latest disclosure about the embattled New York Republican whose short tenure in Congress has been dominated by questions about his repeated fabrications about his background and resume and inquiries about his campaign finances.
CNN has reached out to Santos’ congressional office and to his personal attorney. Last month, in response to reports about the dying dog, Santos tweeted that his work in “animal advocacy was the labor of love and hard work” and called the allegations “shocking and insane.”
She said she sent an email to a Pennsylvania state trooper, a copy of which she provided to CNN, on Santos’ behalf, outlining his contention that one of his four checkbooks had gone missing before the bad checks had been written.
“He immediately called his bank upon learning 1/4 check books was missing and all checks were canceled at that time, with a stop pay on all checks,” Bogosian wrote at the time. She said Santos had been the “victim of fraud” as had the people who received the checks. She also attached copies of the checks, several of which said “puppies” in the memo field.
She said she did not formally serve as Santos’ attorney and could not represent him in the Pennsylvania matter, as she is not licensed to practice in the state.
In an interview Thursday with CNN, Bogosian said Santos later told her that…
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