‘Long Island Liar’ George Santos is caught out AGAIN after claiming his five-year-old niece was kidnapped by Chinese Communists in New York City… which cops said was ‘made up’

George Santos has been caught lying again after claiming his five-year-old niece was kidnapped by Chinese communists from a New York City playground.

A senior NYPD source said they found no evidence of any kidnapping attempt, adding, “I’d lean into it, ‘he made it up.’

The New York congressman, who has been charged with 23 felony counts of fraud, told A New York Times journalist, he had received death threats after his lies were exposed.

He insists he is the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ and will be acquitted. Santos said in a phone call to the journalist in early September that his niece was the target.

The child’s mother is believed to be Santos’ younger sister, Tiffany Santos, who lives in New York and supports her brother’s political career.

Santos said the little girl was found after surveillance camera footage located her with two Chinese men, and said police were called.

Santos has been outspoken in calling for a hard line on China, and co-sponsored a bill that would force higher education institutions to disclose ties to groups linked to China.

He has also strongly supported Miles Guo, a Chinese dissident businessman and ally of Steve Bannon, who has been arrested in the US on fraud charges.

Santos hinted that he believed his niece’s “kidnapping” was related to his hardline stance against the Chinese Communist Party.

When asked if he thought it was China, Santos replied: “Look, I don’t want to get into conspiracy theories. But you know, if the shoe fits, right?’

Still, a senior member of the NYPD said they investigated the incident and found no evidence of any kidnapping.

“We haven’t found anything at all to indicate it’s true,” the official told The New York Times.

“I leaned against it, ‘he made it up.’

Santos’ personal and professional biography as a wealthy businessman quickly began to unravel after he won election to represent Long Island and Queens last year, exposing an intricate web of deceit.

In addition to lying to voters – about his prominent Wall Street background, Jewish heritage, academic and athletic achievements, animal rescue work, real estate ownership and more – Santos is accused of carrying out numerous fraud schemes designed to enrich himself and deceive his donors .

Santos’ sister also made headlines for not paying her rent while still making campaign donations for her brother’s election efforts.

In February of this year, she settled her lengthy eviction case in Queens County Civil Court, agreeing not to pay more than $40,000 in rent for an Elmhurst apartment, according to court documents.

She entered into an agreement to repay $19,525 of that by making monthly payments of $1,000 from March through October 31, 2024.

A landlord told Insider in June that she still had not paid.

Earlier this month, additional charges were added to the May indictment against George Santos stealing the identities of his donors and using their credit cards to spend tens of thousands of dollars.

Prosecutors said some of that stolen money ended up in his own bank account.

In early October, his former campaign treasurer agreed to plead guilty to fraud.

The new indictment includes allegations that he charged his campaign more than $44,000 over a period of months using contributors’ cards without their knowledge.

In one case, the 35-year-old charged $12,000 to a contributor’s credit card and transferred the “vast majority” of that money to his personal bank account, prosecutors said.

Santos is also accused of falsely reporting to the Federal Election Commission that he had loaned $500,000 to his campaign in an attempt to convince Republican Party officials that he was a serious candidate, when in fact he had less than $8,000 dollars in his personal accounts.

“As alleged, Santos is accused of stealing people’s identities and making charges on his own donors’ credit cards without their consent, lying to the FEC and, by extension, the public about the financial condition of his campaign,” said Breon Peace, USA. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Santos did not comment.

He has previously maintained his innocence and insisted he is the victim of a “witch hunt.”

The new charges increase the legal danger for Santos, who likely faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.

So far he has resisted all calls to resign, insisting he plans to seek re-election next year.

He was initially arrested in May on a 13-count federal indictment accusing him of using money intended for campaign costs for branded clothing and other personal expenses and unlawfully obtaining unemployment benefits intended for Americans affected by the pandemic lost their jobs.

Released on bail pending trial, Santos has described his litany of lies as victimless embellishments while blaming some of his financial improprieties on his former treasurer, Nancy Marks, who he claims went “rogue.”

Last week, Marks, a longtime Long Island political accountant and close aide to Santos, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. She told a judge that she helped her former boss mislead potential donors and Republican party officials by filing false campaign finance reports.

Tuesday’s indictment said Marks and Santos were involved in the same scheme to forge a $500,000 campaign loan to meet a benchmark that would earn additional support from a Republican Party committee.

Santos has now also been accused of recording fake donations from at least ten people, all relatives of him or Marks, as part of the same effort to make the campaign appear as if it was meeting fundraising goals.

Santos was not initially charged in the indictment against Marks, but was identified in court filings as a “co-conspirator.”

The new indictment alleges a multi-part fraud by Santos, who allegedly duped both his donors and his family members.

In one case, Santos allegedly stole the credit card information of one of his contributors, who had already donated $5,800 to the campaign, to give himself another $15,800 in payments, the indictment said.

Because the improper charges exceeded contribution limits under federal law, Santos listed the additional payments as coming from his own unwitting relatives, prosecutors allege.

Financial questions continue to swirl around Santos, who claimed to be wealthy but spent much of his adulthood bouncing between low-wage jobs and unemployment while fending off eviction cases and two separate criminal charges related to his use of bad checks.

Sam Miele, a separate fundraiser for Santos, was also previously indicted on federal charges that he posed as a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the Republican campaign.

Prosecutors said Miele, 27, posed as the former chief of staff to Kevin McCarthy, who was the House minority leader at the time, by setting up fake email addresses that resembled the staffer’s name.

Miele’s lawyer, Kevin Marino, previously predicted that his client would be acquitted at trial.

Santos was scheduled to return to court on October 27 on the original charges.