Former Rep. George Santos reported to prison, beginning a more than seven-year sentence after pleading guilty to a laundry list of federal charges that included wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering.

The flashy New York Republican, who stormed onto the national stage when he unexpectedly won a congressional seat in 2022 and was expelled by his colleagues the next year, didn’t go quietly this week. He gave podcast interviews, appeared on X Spaces and posted Cameos up until the morning his sentence began