Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has reportedly agreed to a deal with Brazilian prosecutors to repay a victim that he allegedly defrauded in 2008.

The case was suspended in Brazil because law enforcement was not able to find Santos. The alleged incident happened when Santos, then 19, entered a small clothing store and spent $700 using a stolen checkbook and a false name. He allegedly admitted to the fraud on a Brazilian social media website the following year.

He and his mother allegedly admitted to police in 2010 that he stole the checkbook to make fraudulent purchases. The following year, the charge against Santos was approved, but he had already left the country and was living in the U.S.

CNN reported that prosecutors have “agreed to a deal” with Santos in which he would “formally confess to the crime and pay damages to the victim.”

Prosecutors have contacted Santos’ team seeking assurances that they have the ability to make contact with the victim so restitution can be made.

The deal could still change, the report said.

Santos has already admitted that he fibbed about the claim that he worked for financial titans Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; he also admitted that he did not graduate from college. Furthermore, Santos admitted that he embellished some of the details of his personal life, his religion, and his sexuality. However, he said that these controversies would not detract from his duties.

“I am not a criminal,” Santos claimed. “This will not deter me from having good legislative success. I will be effective. I will be good.”

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Santos is also facing local, federal, and congressional investigations in the U.S.

A top official on former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign has flipped to a PAC urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to enter the 2024 presidential race.

Erin Perrine, who was the press communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign, has joined the “Never Back Down” PAC, an organization led by top Trump-era Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli.

“Erin joining Never Back Down cements our ability to deliver our message and grow our movement effectively,” said Chris Jankowski, the PAC’s executive director. “She will play a leading role in making sure we get Gov. Ron DeSantis to the White House.”

Perrine’s decision to join the PAC comes after Trump claimed on Thursday that DeSantis was “being abandoned by his most ‘loyal’ people.”

After her work on the Trump campaign, Perrine went on to serve as the communications director for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

The top political strategist for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has been rumored to be considering a campaign for the White House, also joined Never Back Down this week.

Jeff Roe, the founder of Axiom Strategies, was a key part of Youngkin’s victory in 2021 in what had in recent years become a reliably blue state. The Washington Post reported that Roe has expressed loyalty to Youngkin, but believes DeSantis is the only potential primary opponent who could beat former President Donald Trump. He said last month during a Fox News interview that there was “no room for a third or fourth, or even fifth person in this race.”

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The report noted that Roe, who has previously worked for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), indicated that his firm will only work for one presidential candidate.