New York Congressman George Santos is now facing 23 criminal counts related to his political career.

The 10 new charges — which were announced by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday — include allegations of conspiracy to commit offenses through creating materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and aggravated identity theft.

Santos, 35, is also facing one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud and two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Additionally, Santos has been charged with two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of access device fraud.

The new charges follow 13 other counts leveled against the New York lawmaker in May after an investigation into his financial disclosures and alleged false claims while running for Congress.

The initial 13-count indictment included seven charges of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.

Santos pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts. Subsequently, in September, prosecutors disclosed in court papers that Santos was in plea talks with the U.S. government, as reported by The New York Times.

Alongside this newest set of charges, Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the...

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