#george santos stole medical money for a sick dog

[tomorrowusa]

Just when you think you’ve heard the absolute worst about George Santos, it gets even worse.

Stealing $3,000 which was meant to provide medical treatment for the service dog of a disabled veteran is pretty loathsome.

In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire. A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff, a disabled veteran who was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2002, he told Patch.

When Sapphire developed a life-threatening stomach tumor, Osthoff, now 47, learned the surgery would cost $3,000. A veterinary technician took Osthoff aside and told him, "'I know a guy who runs a pet charity who can help you,'" Osthoff recounted.

His name was Anthony Devolder, and his pet charity was called Friends of Pets United, the vet tech told him.

Anthony Devolder is one of the names that Long Island Rep. George Santos used for years before entering politics in 2020.

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Osthoff and another New Jersey veteran, retired police Sgt. Michael Boll, who tried to intervene to help Osthoff in 2016, told Patch that Santos closed the GoFundMe he set up for Sapphire after it raised $3,000 on social media and disappeared.

"He stopped answering my texts and calls," Osthoff said. 

Sapphire died Jan. 15, 2017. After being out of work with a broken leg for over a year, Osthoff couldn't afford the dog's euthanasia and cremation, he said.

"I had to panhandle. It was one of the most degrading things I ever had to do," he remembered.

Yes, Sapphire is dead and Santos’s political career should be as well. Instead, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has awarded Santos a seat on the House Committee on Small Business and one on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

It’s likely that Santos knows absolutely nothing about science. And considering what a liar and swindler he is, it’s insulting to small businesses in America that he should have an increased say regarding legislation that affects them.

Embattled Rep. Santos awarded seats on Science and Small Business committees

McCarthy is totally lacking in scruples. He supports con men like Donald Trump and George Santos because he is so desperate to have a title. And it’s an empty title at that because of all the power he had to give away to MAGA extremists to obtain it.

Worm excretion probably has a higher approval rating than George Santos at this point. GOP House members will be judged by their support for Santos remaining in Congress.