Navy Vet Allegedly Scammed By George Santos Gets Emotional Remembering Dead Dog

Navy veteran Richard Osthoff choked up whereas claiming Rep. George Santos scammed him out of cash supposed to maintain his dying service pooch alive … he says the canine saved his life.

Osthoff recalled his alleged historical past with the freshman legislator from NY — who’s already fessed as much as mendacity about his work expertise and training — in an interview with CNN, getting emotional as he informed his story … together with his late canine’s ashes in a field subsequent to him.

The Navy vet says his pooch, Sapphire, saved his life when he was in a darkish place after first getting out of the service … and he is satisfied he would not be alive immediately with out the canine.

Osthoff says Santos supplied to assist get the canine a life-saving medical process a number of years in the past … when Santos was going by his alias, Anthony Devolder … however says he by no means noticed a dime of the $3,000 Santos raised on-line.

Instead, Osthoff claims he truly misplaced cash in his dealings with Santos … one other blow to the homeless Navy vet who says he watched his canine die as an alternative of being saved.

For his half, Santos is denying the allegations … claiming he has dozens of parents who would go on the document saying Santos saved their canine and cats.