George Santos, former representative from New York, who last October obtained a pardon granted by President Donald Trump, escaping a sentence behind bars, is once again in legal trouble.

The Republican was sentenced to 87 months in prison for fraud, but managed to leave the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fairton thanks to the benevolence of the head of the nation.

"George has been in solitary confinement for long periods and, from all indications, has been terribly mistreated. Therefore, I have just signed a Commutation of Sentence, releasing George Santos from prison IMMEDIATELY. Best of luck George, may you have a full life!" Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform.

From that moment on, it was thought that the 37-year-old New Yorker could reinvent himself with the aim of returning to politics. However, the luxurious lifestyle that he usually adopts seems to have once again worked against him, as he faces very serious accusations, which if proven could perhaps put his freedom at risk.

In February, Santos announced on social media that he intended to attend Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.

This pronouncement ignited prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, where you can bet on practically anything.

What was controversial in the case of the expelled former representative was that — two people whose identity NPR chose to keep secret for fear of retaliation against them — allegedly accused George Santos of betting on two different prediction markets with opposite options, this with the aim of obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in profits.

In this way, on the one hand, he proclaimed that he would be very close to Trump to listen to his speech; while later he resorted to betting on another prediction market on a completely opposite option by pointing.

The point is that prediction markets are being regulated by the federal government and, if there is any suspicion of fraud, an investigation is launched to punish the person responsible.

One of the sources cited by NPR states that Kalshi determined that the account that was causing him to lose large sums of money belonged to Santos, then he froze it and contacted the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to determine whether to sanction whoever had incurred in the aforementioned fraudulent operation.