George Santos, pictured here as a member of the House of Representatives, was expelled from Congress in 2023. CQ Roll Call/Zuma
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Friday that former congressman and current legend George Santos has been fined $35,000 for attempting to place bets on his own attendance of the State of the Union in February. He’s also been banned from the prediction-market platform Kalshi for 3 years.
According to the CFTC:
While buying and selling
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