A Veterans Day message from George Santos was greeted with a reminder that, before going to prison, he was accused of scamming a Navy vet who blamed the disgraced congressman for the death of his emotional support dog.

“Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all veterans for your service!” Santos posted on X Tuesday.

He was quickly met with replies from social media users who recalled former sailor Richard Osthoff telling Patch in January 2023 that Santos once raised $3,000 to have a tumor removed from his service dog’s stomach , then kept the cash for himself and left Sapphire to die after the growth became enlarged.

“Little girl never left my side in 10 years. I went through two bouts of seriously considering suicide, but thinking about leaving her without me saved my life,” Ost

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