Texas man Hector Medina, posing as fixer Michael Soto, was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort $900,000 from ex-congressman George Santos in exchange for dropping corruption charges.

A Texas man, Hector Medina, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud disgraced former congressman George Santos by offering to drop criminal corruption charges against him in exchange for $900,000. Medina, who also went by the name Michael Soto, is accused of using a fake identity as a fixer with connections to judges and solicited a wire transfer from Santos, who was facing his own fraud charges at the time. Medina faces a wire fraud charge with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.