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FEC Complaint: New York GOP Rep. George Santos staffer posed as McCarthy aide to raise money

Feb 16, 2023

Rachel Looker
2/16/2023

(USA Today) A staffer from George Santos’ campaign posed as a top aide to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to raise campaign funds — and kept up the front over the course of two campaign cycles, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday. The complaint, filed by liberal political action committee End Citizens United, alleges McCarthy’s office was aware since 2021 the campaign staffer was impersonating the then-minority leader’s chief of staff. According to the complaint, McCarthy’s office was aware that Miele was impersonating Meyer as early as August 2021.