The Odds for Santos on Any One Fraud Scheme

Santos faces charges that he lied to Congress during his unsuccessful campaign for the house in 2020 and then again during his winning effort in 2022. He did it in confounding ways understating or omitting his assets in some instances while inflating his wealth in others. Conviction on any one of them will end his political career and likely send him to prison. The odds are stacked against any defendant in any federal case. Well over 95% of all federal charges resulting guilty, please.