Disgraced former congressman George Santos, facing a federal prison sentence, has won a few months' freedom to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines — including from work on his new podcast.

Disgraced former Rep. George Santos had his February sentencing delayed until April so he can keep making new episodes of his podcast.

A federal judge on Wednesday delayed George Santos' sentencing on fraud and identity theft charges, after the disgraced former U.S. congressman requested time to continue his "Pants on Fire" podcast to help pay off more than a half million dollars he owes.

Former Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) sentencing is delayed until April, a judge ruled Wednesday. Santos, who was ousted from Congress in late 2023, had his request to delay sentencing in part granted.

A federal judge approved a request from former Congressman George Santos to have his sentencing hearing in his fraud trial delayed. | TAG24

Disgraced former congressman George Santos wants pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast “Pants on Fire.”

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is looking to delay sentencing on federal fraud charges so he can pay off his fines through funds generated by his new podcast. Santos’s sentencing is currently scheduled for Feb.

Former Rep. George Santos has leveraged his criminal notoriety as a con man and serial liar into a lucrative cottage industry with a nearly million-dollar windfall.

George Santos is slated to receive his sentence on Feb. 7, but Santos's podcast Pants on Fire will need at least until August to earn the needed profit.