联邦检察官在周二的法庭听证会上说，名誉扫地的前国会议员乔治·桑托斯通过出售客串的个性化视频赚了40万美元。
这一披露是因为他们反对桑托斯试图推迟2月7日对他的判决。
检察官反对拖延，称“桑托斯犯罪计划的众多受害者和整个社区都有强烈的集体利益，希望尽快解决这个案件。”
桑托斯认罪八月份被指控电信诈骗和严重的身份盗窃。作为认罪的一部分，他同意支付约60万美元的没收和赔偿。
桑托斯说，他需要额外的六个月来筹集这笔钱，并要求法院相信他的每周播客“乔治·桑托斯的裤子着火了”最终将产生足够的收入来履行他的义务。
检察官称桑托斯声称他的财务状况将在未来六个月内改善是“极度投机”。
“桑托斯的说法表面上是推测性的，无论如何，完全不足以证明如此长时间的休庭，”检察官说。“允许桑托斯开发他的播客的延迟——标题是对他所犯下的罪行的五音不全和毫无悔意的引用——被认为是不合理的。”
他们还质疑为什么他不能付款，因为他们说，桑托斯在过去一年中通过其他方式产生了大量收入，包括他参与纪录片的40万美元和Cameo的40多万美元。
“法院应该对推迟桑托斯的判决有严重的疑虑，因为他之前在媒体上声称利用他的名声每天赚8万美元，但据称未能节省578，752.94美元，”检察官说。
Santos claims he can't pay restitution despite earning $400K on Cameo: Prosecutors
Disgraced former Congressman George Santos made $400,000 selling personalized videos on Cameo, federal prosecutors said in a court hearing Tuesday.
The disclosure came as they opposed Santos' efforts to delay his sentencing on Feb. 7.
Prosecutors argued against a delay, saying "the numerous victims of Santos's criminal schemes, and the community writ large have a strong collective interest in the expeditious resolution of this case."
Santospleaded guiltyin August to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of his plea, he agreed to pay about $600,000 in forfeiture and restitution.
Santos said he needs an extra six months to come up with the money and asked the court to trust that his weekly podcast, "Pants on Fire with George Santos," will eventually generate enough revenue to satisfy his obligations.
Prosecutors called it "extremely speculative" for Santos to claim his financial circumstances will improve in the next six months.
"Santos's claims are facially speculative and, in any event, entirely insufficient to warrant such a lengthy adjournment," prosecutors said. "A delay to allow Santos to develop his podcast -- the title of which is a tone-deaf and unrepentant reference to the crimes he committed -- is presumptively unreasonable."
They also questioned why he cannot pay when, they said, Santos generated substantial revenue streams through other means in the past year -- including $400,000 from his participation in a documentary and more than $400,000 from Cameo.
"The Court should have serious misgivings about postponing Santos's sentencing based on his purported failure to save $578,752.94 after having previously claimed in the media to earn $80,000 per day capitalizing on his notoriety," prosecutors said.
