George Santos.Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Mandatory Credit: Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13741019b) Republican Representative of New York George Santos, who is currently under federal investigation, leaves following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC, USA, 25 January 2023. Republican Representative of New York George Santos, Washington, USA - 25 Jan 2023

A group of New York Republicans announced today that they’ll introduce a resolution seeking to expel embattled Rep.George Santosfrom Congress.

In astatement posted to X, New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito wrote, “Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos.”

D’Esposito added that the resolution will be co-sponsored New York Reps. Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Nick Langworthy, Marcus Molinaro and Brandon Williams. All of the sponsors of the resolution are, like Santos, Republican freshman lawmakers.

While many lawmakers have called on Santos to resign, this marks the first GOP-led effort to force him to do so.

The introduction of the resolution comes one day after prosecutors announced they hadadded 10 new chargesto an indictment of 35-year-old Santos, bringing the total number of criminal counts against him to 23.

According to Tuesday’s statement, the freshman Congressman allegedly stole people’s identities and then charged his donors’ credit cards without their authorization, often for personal gain. Additionally, Santos allegedly falsified records, created and submitted false campaign reports that listed non-existent loans, and fabricated and stole campaign contributions.

Prosecutors argue that this includes one incident in which Santos allegedly charged $12,000 to a campaign contributor’s credit card and then transferred a large portion of that $12,000 into his personal bank account.

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a vote to send a resolution to the Ethics panel in an attempt to expel him from the House, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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In addition to the charges to the Contributor’s credit card, the prosecutors also alleged that a $500,000 loan Santos said he gave to his campaign was a fake.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The new charges follow 13 other counts leveled against the New York lawmaker in Mayafter an investigationinto his financial disclosures and allegedfalse claimswhile running for Congress.

The initial13-count indictmentincluded seven charges of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.

But this week, Santos indicatedhe has no plans to reach a plea dealwith prosecutors, and that — despite the investigations — he plans to run for reelection in 2024.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday near his Washington, D.C. office, Santos said, “I’m going to continue to fight this as much as I said in the past. Nothing has changed."

“I think I’ve made it clear that I will fight this to prove my innocence. So yeah, I’m pretty much denying every last bit of charges," he added, per CNN.

source: people.com