George Santos Is Released Early as Trump Commutes Fraud Sentence NYT | Top Stories By: Michael Gold and Grace Ashford 18 October 2025 at 12:02 George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction. © Adam Gray for The New York TimesGeorge Santos, a former representative from New York, leaves federal court after sentencing in Central Islip, N.Y., in April.