NEW YORK — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos began serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.

The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people's identities in order to fund his congressional campaign.

It's unclear where he'll serve his time, though a federal judge has recommended that Santos be housed in a facility in the Northeast.

The federal Bureau of Prisons, meanwhile, said it doesn't discuss the status of inmates until they're officially in custody.

As Friday approached, though, the loquacious former lawmaker, who turned 37 on Tuesday, wasn't shy about sharing his morbid fears about life behind bars.

"I'm not t

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