“My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry.”⁠ ⁠ Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.⁠ ⁠ The Queens resident, who is the first non-incumbent openly gay Republican elected to Congress, had said he had obtained a degree from Baruch College in New York, but the school said that couldn’t be confirmed.⁠ ⁠ Santos acknowledged: “I didn’t graduate from any institution of higher learning. I’m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume.”⁠ ⁠ He added: “I own up to that. ... We do stupid things in life.”⁠ ⁠ Santos had also said he had worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, but neither company could find any records verifying that.⁠ ⁠ Full story at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Mary Altaffer / @apnews