CNN
Navy veteran Richard Osthoff choked up whereas claiming Rep. George Santos scammed him out of cash supposed to maintain his dying service pooch alive … he says the canine saved his life.
Osthoff recalled his alleged historical past with the freshman legislator from NY — who’s already fessed as much as mendacity about his work expertise and schooling — in an interview with CNN, getting emotional as he advised his story … together with his late canine’s ashes in a field subsequent to him.
The Navy vet says his pooch, Sapphire, saved his life when he was in a darkish place after first getting out of the service … and he is satisfied he would not be alive as we speak with out the canine.
Osthoff says Santos provided to assist get the canine a life-saving medical process a number of years in the past … when Santos was going by his alias, Anthony Devolder … however says he by no means noticed a dime of the $3,000 Santos raised on-line.
Instead, Osthoff claims he truly misplaced cash in his dealings with Santos … one other blow to the homeless Navy vet who says he watched his canine die as an alternative of being saved.
For his half, Santos is denying the allegations … claiming he has dozens of oldsters who would go on the file saying Santos saved their canine and cats.
But Osthoff says he will not consider Santos with out proof.